SFTP Upload from Local Filesystem

Demonstrates how to upload a file to an SSH server. There are no limitations on file size, and the file is streamed directly from the local filesystem.

Download Chilkat SSH / SFTP ActiveX

CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    --  Important: It is helpful to send the contents of the
    --  sftp.LastErrorText property when requesting support.

    DECLARE @sftp int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.SFtp', @sftp OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    --  Any string automatically begins a fully-functional 30-day trial.
    DECLARE @success int

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sftp, 'UnlockComponent', @success OUT, 'Anything for 30-day trial'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @sftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @sftp, 'ConnectTimeoutMs', 5000
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @sftp, 'IdleTimeoutMs', 10000

    --  Connect to the SSH server.
    --  The standard SSH port = 22
    --  The hostname may be a hostname or IP address.
    DECLARE @port int

    DECLARE @hostname nvarchar(4000)

    SELECT @hostname = 'www.my-ssh-server.com'
    SELECT @port = 22
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sftp, 'Connect', @success OUT, @hostname, @port
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @sftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Authenticate with the SSH server.  Chilkat SFTP supports
    --  both password-based authenication as well as public-key
    --  authentication.  This example uses password authenication.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sftp, 'AuthenticatePw', @success OUT, 'myLogin', 'myPassword'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @sftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sftp, 'InitializeSftp', @success OUT
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @sftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Open a file for writing on the SSH server.
    --  If the file already exists, it is overwritten.
    --  (Specify "createNew" instead of "openOrCreate" to
    --  prevent overwriting existing files.)
    DECLARE @handle nvarchar(4000)

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sftp, 'OpenFile', @handle OUT, 'hamlet.xml', 'writeOnly', 'openOrCreate'
    IF @handle Is NULL 
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @sftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Upload from the local file to the SSH server.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sftp, 'UploadFile', @success OUT, @handle, 'c:/temp/hamlet.xml'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @sftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Close the file.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sftp, 'CloseHandle', @success OUT, @handle
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @sftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    PRINT 'Success.'
END
GO