C

SFTP Download Files Matching a Pattern

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Demonstrates how to download files in a directory matching one or more patterns (such as "*.zip" or "abc*_*0719.csv". C

#include <C_CkSFtp.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkSFtp sftp;
    const char *remoteDir;
    const char *localDir;
    int mode;
    BOOL recursive;

    success = FALSE;

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

    sftp = CkSFtp_Create();

    success = CkSFtp_Connect(sftp,"my-ssh-server.com",22);
    if (success == TRUE) {
        success = CkSFtp_AuthenticatePw(sftp,"mySshLogin","mySshPassword");
    }

    if (success == TRUE) {
        success = CkSFtp_InitializeSftp(sftp);
    }

    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSFtp_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
        return;
    }

    // The SyncTreeDownload method can be used non-recursively to download all files matching a set of patterns.

    // This example will download all files, but only those files having filenames
    // that match *.csv and *.eml
    CkSFtp_putSyncMustMatch(sftp,"*.eml; *.gif");

    remoteDir = "syncDownloadTest/someDir";
    localDir = "qa_output";

    // mode=0: Download all matching files according to SyncMustMatch
    mode = 0;

    // do not recursively traverse the remote directory tree.
    recursive = FALSE;

    success = CkSFtp_SyncTreeDownload(sftp,remoteDir,localDir,mode,recursive);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSFtp_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
        return;
    }

    printf("Success.\n");


    CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);

    }