Java

SCP Upload Contents of String to Remote File

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Demonstrates how to upload the contents of a string variable using the SCP protocol (Secure Copy Protocol over SSH). The text is uploaded to a file in specific remote directory. If the file did not already exist, it is created. If it already existed, it is overwritten. 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;
    int port;

    // Hostname may be an IP address or hostname:
    hostname = "www.some-ssh-server.com";
    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("myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(ssh.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

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

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

    String content = "This string will be the contents of the remote file.";
    String remotePath = "uploads/text/testUtf8.txt";

    // The utf-8 byte representation of the string will be uploaded.
    // See https://www.chilkatsoft.com/p/p_463.asp for a list of valid charsets.
    String charset = "utf-8";

    // This uploads to the "uploads/text" directory relative to the HOME
    // directory of the SSH user account.  
    // Note: The remote target directory must already exist on the SSH server.
    success = scp.UploadString(remotePath,content,charset);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(scp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    remotePath = "uploads/text/testUtf8_withBOM.txt";

    // To include the utf-8 preamble (also known as the BOM),
    // prefix the charset name with "bom:".  Any charset that can 
    // optionally include a BOM can be specified in this way.
    charset = "bom:utf-8";

    // Uploads to a remote file that contains text in the 
    // utf-8 representation, including the BOM at the start of the file.
    success = scp.UploadString(remotePath,content,charset);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(scp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("SCP upload string success.");

    // Disconnect
    ssh.Disconnect();
  }
}