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SCP Sync Tree Upload

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Synchronize local and remote directory trees by uploading newer or missing files to the remote server.

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Variant vSsh
    Handle hoSsh
    String sHostname
    Integer iPort
    Handle hoScp
    String sRemoteRoot
    String sLocalRoot
    Boolean iBRecurse
    Integer iMode
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatSsh)) To hoSsh
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSsh))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSsh
    End

    // Hostname may be an IP address or hostname:
    Move "www.some-ssh-server.com" To sHostname
    Move 22 To iPort

    // Connect to an SSH server:
    Get ComConnect Of hoSsh sHostname iPort To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoSsh To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
    Set ComIdleTimeoutMs Of hoSsh To 5000

    // Authenticate using login/password:
    Get ComAuthenticatePw Of hoSsh "myLogin" "myPassword" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoSsh To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, we use it
    // in our SCP object.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatScp)) To hoScp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoScp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoScp
    End

    Get pvComObject of hoSsh to vSsh
    Get ComUseSsh Of hoScp vSsh To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoScp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // The remoteRoot is relative to the HOME directory of the SSH user account.
    Move "workspace/projectB" To sRemoteRoot
    Move "c:/aaworkarea/scp/workspace/projectB" To sLocalRoot

    // Upload synchronization modes:
    // mode=0: Upload all files
    // mode=1: Upload all files that do not exist on the FTP server.
    // mode=2: Upload newer or non-existant files.
    // mode=3: Upload only newer files.  If a file does not already exist on the FTP server, it is not uploaded.
    // mode=4: transfer missing files or files with size differences.
    // mode=5: same as mode 4, but also newer files.

    // Additional files and directores can be excluded by setting the SyncMustNotMatch property.
    // The SyncMustNotMatch patterns apply only to the final filename or directory part of a path.
    // If a directory matches, then it will not be traversed in a recursive traversal.
    // 
    Set ComSyncMustNotMatch Of hoScp To "*.o;*.obj;*.log; temp"

    // The SyncMustMatch property can be set to restrict the files uploaded to only those
    // matching at least one pattern in a set.
    Set ComSyncMustMatch Of hoScp To "*.cpp; *.h"

    // Do the recursive sync to upload newer or non-existant files:
    Move True To iBRecurse
    Move 2 To iMode
    Get ComSyncTreeUpload Of hoScp sLocalRoot sRemoteRoot iMode iBRecurse To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoScp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // The files actually uploaded can be examined in the SyncedFiles property.
    // It is a string property that contains the relative path, one per line, of each
    // file uploaded.
    Showln "Files uploaded: "
    Get ComSyncedFiles Of hoScp To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    Showln "----"
    Showln "SCP sync upload success."

    // Disconnect
    Send ComDisconnect To hoSsh


End_Procedure