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SFTP Upload and Download to a BinData Object

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Demonstrates how to SFTP upload from a BinData object, and download into a BinData object.

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C
#include <C_CkSFtp.h>
#include <C_CkBinData.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkSFtp sftp;
    int port;
    HCkBinData bdA;
    const char *remotePath;
    HCkBinData bdB;

    success = FALSE;

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

    sftp = CkSFtp_Create();

    //  Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
    CkSFtp_putConnectTimeoutMs(sftp,5000);
    CkSFtp_putIdleTimeoutMs(sftp,10000);

    //  Connect to the SSH server and then authenticate.
    port = 22;
    success = CkSFtp_Connect(sftp,"MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP",port);
    if (success == TRUE) {
        success = CkSFtp_AuthenticatePw(sftp,"MY-SSH-LOGIN","MY-SSH-PASSWORD");
        if (success == TRUE) {
            success = CkSFtp_InitializeSftp(sftp);
        }

    }

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

    bdA = CkBinData_Create();
    CkBinData_LoadFile(bdA,"qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg");

    //  Upload the contents of bdA to the SSH/SFTP server.
    remotePath = "sftpTesting/penguins.jpg";
    success = CkSFtp_UploadBd(sftp,bdA,remotePath);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSFtp_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
        CkBinData_Dispose(bdA);
        return;
    }

    //  Download the file..
    bdB = CkBinData_Create();
    success = CkSFtp_DownloadBd(sftp,remotePath,bdB);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSFtp_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
        CkBinData_Dispose(bdA);
        CkBinData_Dispose(bdB);
        return;
    }

    //  Verify that bdA and bdB have the exact same contents.
    printf("size of bdA: %d\n",CkBinData_getNumBytes(bdA));
    if (CkBinData_ContentsEqual(bdA,bdB) == TRUE) {
        printf("Contents are equal. Success.\n");
    }
    else {
        printf("Contents are NOT equal.  Failed.\n");
    }

    CkSFtp_Disconnect(sftp);


    CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
    CkBinData_Dispose(bdA);
    CkBinData_Dispose(bdB);

    }