Chilkat2-Python

Write Text to a Remote SFTP File (Sequential)

Demonstrates the Chilkat SFtp.WriteFileText method, which encodes text using a charset and writes it at the current sequential write position of an open handle. The arguments are the handle, the charset, and the text.

Background: Chilkat tracks a write position per handle, so successive WriteFileText calls append naturally — the pattern for building a file a piece at a time, such as writing rows to a report. Opening with openOrCreate starts writing at the current end of the file. The charset determines the bytes actually stored, which matters whenever the text contains non-ASCII characters.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# Demonstrates the SFtp.WriteFileText method, which encodes text and writes it at the current
# sequential write position of an open handle.  The 1st argument is the handle, the 2nd is the
# charset, and the 3rd is the text.

sftp = chilkat2.SFtp()

# Connect, authenticate, and initialize the SFTP subsystem.
port = 22
success = sftp.Connect("sftp.example.com",port)
if (success == False):
    print(sftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# 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.
password = "mySshPassword"

success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("mySshLogin",password)
if (success == False):
    print(sftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

success = sftp.InitializeSftp()
if (success == False):
    print(sftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Open (creating/truncating) the remote file for writing.
handle = sftp.OpenFile("subdir/notes.txt","writeOnly","createTruncate")
if (sftp.LastMethodSuccess == False):
    print(sftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Write text as UTF-8.  Successive writes continue from where the previous write ended.
success = sftp.WriteFileText(handle,"utf-8","First line.\n")
if (success == False):
    print(sftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

success = sftp.WriteFileText(handle,"utf-8","Second line.\n")
if (success == False):
    print(sftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

success = sftp.CloseHandle(handle)
if (success == False):
    print(sftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("Wrote text file.")

sftp.Disconnect()