(C) SFTP Get File Date/Times in Different Formats

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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#include <C_CkSFtp.h>
#include <C_CkSFtpDir.h>
#include <C_CkSFtpFile.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <C_CkDateTime.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkSFtp sftp;
    const char *hostname;
    int port;
    const char *handle;
    HCkSFtpDir dirListing;
    HCkSFtpFile fileObj;
    HCkStringBuilder sbFilename;
    BOOL caseSensitive;
    BOOL bLocalDateTime;
    HCkDateTime dt;
    int i;
    int n;

    success = FALSE;

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

    sftp = CkSFtp_Create();

    // Connect to the SSH server.  
    hostname = "my-sftp-server.com";
    port = 22;
    success = CkSFtp_Connect(sftp,hostname,port);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSFtp_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
        return;
    }

    // Authenticate with the SSH server. 
    success = CkSFtp_AuthenticatePw(sftp,"myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSFtp_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
        return;
    }

    // After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
    success = CkSFtp_InitializeSftp(sftp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSFtp_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
        return;
    }

    // Open a directory on the server...
    // This example opens the "junk" directory located under the HOME directory of the SSH user account.
    handle = CkSFtp_openDir(sftp,"junk");
    if (CkSFtp_getLastMethodSuccess(sftp) == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSFtp_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
        return;
    }

    // Download the directory listing:

    dirListing = CkSFtpDir_Create();
    success = CkSFtp_ReadDirListing(sftp,handle,dirListing);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSFtp_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
        CkSFtpDir_Dispose(dirListing);
        return;
    }

    // Close the directory handle
    success = CkSFtp_CloseHandle(sftp,handle);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSFtp_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
        CkSFtpDir_Dispose(dirListing);
        return;
    }

    // Iterate over the files.
    // Examine each filename and indicate those that match *FICHERO*.pdf
    // (i.e. the filename contains the word "FICHERO" and ends in ".pdf")
    fileObj = CkSFtpFile_Create();
    sbFilename = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    caseSensitive = FALSE;
    bLocalDateTime = FALSE;

    dt = CkDateTime_Create();
    i = 0;
    n = CkSFtpDir_getNumFilesAndDirs(dirListing);
    while (i < n) {

        success = CkSFtpDir_FileAt(dirListing,i,fileObj);
        if (success == FALSE) {
            printf("%s\n",CkSFtpDir_lastErrorText(dirListing));
            CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
            CkSFtpDir_Dispose(dirListing);
            CkSFtpFile_Dispose(fileObj);
            CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbFilename);
            CkDateTime_Dispose(dt);
            return;
        }

        printf("%s\n",CkSFtpFile_filename(fileObj));

        // Get the last-modified date/time
        CkDateTime_SetFromRfc822(dt,CkSFtpFile_lastModifiedTimeStr(fileObj));

        // Get the date/time in other formats offered by the CkDateTime object.

        // such as Wed, 18 Oct 2017 09:08:21 GMT
        printf("RFC822 format: %s\n",CkDateTime_getAsRfc822(dt,bLocalDateTime));

        // such as 1990-12-31T23:59:60Z
        printf("Timestamp: %s\n",CkDateTime_getAsTimestamp(dt,bLocalDateTime));

        // Such as: "02/16/2008 12:15:12"  where hour is 0 to 23.
        printf("RFC822 format: %s\n",CkDateTime_getAsIso8601(dt,"MM/DD/YYYY hh:mm:ss",bLocalDateTime));

        i = i + 1;
    }

    printf("Success.\n");


    CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
    CkSFtpDir_Dispose(dirListing);
    CkSFtpFile_Dispose(fileObj);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbFilename);
    CkDateTime_Dispose(dt);

    }