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SCP Download Files Matching a Pattern, such as *.txt

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Demonstrates how to SCP download files matching a pattern, such as *.txt.

Chilkat Java Downloads

Java
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

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

    CkSsh ssh = new CkSsh();

    // Connect to an SSH server:
    String hostname = "MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP";
    int port = 22;

    success = ssh.Connect(hostname,port);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(ssh.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
    ssh.put_IdleTimeoutMs(5000);

    // Authenticate using login/password:
    success = ssh.AuthenticatePw("MY-SSH-LOGIN","MY-SSH-PASSWORD");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(ssh.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, use it
    // in the SCP object.
    CkScp scp = new CkScp();

    success = scp.UseSsh(ssh);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(scp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    scp.put_HeartbeatMs(200);

    // Set the SyncMustMatch property to "*.pem" to download only .pem files
    scp.put_SyncMustMatch("*.pem");

    String remoteDir = "qa_syncA";
    String localDir = "c:/aaworkarea/scp/qa_syncA";

    // Download synchronization modes:
    // mode=0: Download all files
    // mode=1: Download all files that do not exist on the local filesystem.
    // mode=2: Download newer or non-existant files.
    // mode=3: Download only newer files.  
    //         If a file does not already exist on the local filesystem, it is not downloaded from the server.
    // mode=5: Download only missing files or files with size differences.
    // mode=6: Same as mode 5, but also download newer files.
    int mode = 0;

    // Do not recurse the remote directory tree.  Only download files matching *.pem
    // from the given remote directory.
    boolean bRecurse = false;

    success = scp.SyncTreeDownload(remoteDir,localDir,mode,bRecurse);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(scp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("SCP download matching success.");

    // Disconnect
    ssh.Disconnect();
  }
}