Classic ASP

SCP Download/Upload Binary Files as Encoded Strings

Demonstrates how to upload and download binary files as encoded strings (base64, hex, etc.) using the SCP protocol (Secure Copy Protocol over SSH).

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<%
success = 0

' This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

set ssh = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Ssh")

' Hostname may be an IP address or hostname:
hostname = "www.some-ssh-server.com"
port = 22

' Connect to an SSH server:
success = ssh.Connect(hostname,port)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( ssh.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
ssh.IdleTimeoutMs = 5000

' Authenticate using login/password:
success = ssh.AuthenticatePw("myLogin","myPassword")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( ssh.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, we use it
' in our SCP object.
set scp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Scp")

success = scp.UseSsh(ssh)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( scp.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

remotePath = "images/starfish.jpg"

' Download the binary file and return as a base64 string.
' See <a href="http://www.cknotes.com/chilkat-binary-encoding-list/">List of Encodings</a> for a list of possible encodings.
encodedJpg = scp.DownloadBinaryEncoded(remotePath,"base64")
If (scp.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( scp.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

remotePath = "images/starfish2.jpg"

' Now upload from the base64 string to the SSH server.
' Insided the call to UploadBinaryEncoded, the base64 string is decoded,
' and the decoded bytes are uploaded.  The resulting starfish2.jpg on the
' server will be identical to the original starfish.jpg
success = scp.UploadBinaryEncoded(remotePath,encodedJpg,"base64")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( scp.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "SCP download/upload binary encoded success.") & "</pre>"

' Disconnect
ssh.Disconnect 

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