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Clear the SFTP Session Log

Demonstrates the Chilkat SFtp.ClearSessionLog method, which clears the in-memory text stored in the SessionLog property. It takes no arguments.

Background: With session logging enabled, the SessionLog accumulates a running record of the session's activity that is invaluable for diagnosing a failed transfer. Over a long-lived session that log grows unbounded, so clearing it frees memory — and, more usefully, lets you capture the log for one specific operation in isolation by clearing it just before and reading it just after.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

'  Demonstrates the SFtp.ClearSessionLog method, which clears the in-memory text stored in the
'  SessionLog property.  It takes no arguments.

Dim sftp As ChilkatSFtp
sftp.Initialize("sftp")

'  Connect, authenticate, and initialize the SFTP subsystem.
Dim port As Int = 22
success = sftp.Connect("sftp.example.com", port)
If success = False Then
    Log(sftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Normally you would not hard-code the password in source.  You should instead obtain it
'  from an interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
Dim password As String = "mySshPassword"

success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("mySshLogin", password)
If success = False Then
    Log(sftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


success = sftp.InitializeSftp
If success = False Then
    Log(sftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  When KeepSessionLog is enabled, the SessionLog property accumulates a record of the session's
'  activity, which is useful for debugging.
sftp.KeepSessionLog = True

'  ... perform operations ...

'  Clear the accumulated log, for example before starting a new logical operation whose log you
'  want to capture in isolation.
sftp.ClearSessionLog
Log("Session log cleared.")

sftp.Disconnect