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SFTP Get File Date/Times in Different Formats

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Demonstrates how to get remote file date/times in different formats.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

sftp = chilkat2.SFtp()

# Connect to the SSH server.  
hostname = "my-sftp-server.com"
port = 22
success = sftp.Connect(hostname,port)
if (success == False):
    print(sftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Authenticate with the SSH server. 
success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("myLogin","myPassword")
if (success == False):
    print(sftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
success = sftp.InitializeSftp()
if (success == False):
    print(sftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Open a directory on the server...
# This example opens the "junk" directory located under the HOME directory of the SSH user account.
handle = sftp.OpenDir("junk")
if (sftp.LastMethodSuccess == False):
    print(sftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Download the directory listing:

dirListing = chilkat2.SFtpDir()
success = sftp.ReadDirListing(handle,dirListing)
if (success == False):
    print(sftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Close the directory handle
success = sftp.CloseHandle(handle)
if (success == False):
    print(sftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Iterate over the files.
# Examine each filename and indicate those that match *FICHERO*.pdf
# (i.e. the filename contains the word "FICHERO" and ends in ".pdf")
fileObj = chilkat2.SFtpFile()
sbFilename = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
caseSensitive = False
bLocalDateTime = False

dt = chilkat2.CkDateTime()
i = 0
n = dirListing.NumFilesAndDirs
while i < n :

    success = dirListing.FileAt(i,fileObj)
    if (success == False):
        print(dirListing.LastErrorText)
        sys.exit()

    print(fileObj.Filename)

    # Get the last-modified date/time
    dt.SetFromRfc822(fileObj.LastModifiedTimeStr)

    # Get the date/time in other formats offered by the CkDateTime object.

    # such as Wed, 18 Oct 2017 09:08:21 GMT
    print("RFC822 format: " + dt.GetAsRfc822(bLocalDateTime))

    # such as 1990-12-31T23:59:60Z
    print("Timestamp: " + dt.GetAsTimestamp(bLocalDateTime))

    # Such as: "02/16/2008 12:15:12"  where hour is 0 to 23.
    print("RFC822 format: " + dt.GetAsIso8601("MM/DD/YYYY hh:mm:ss",bLocalDateTime))

    i = i + 1

print("Success.")