Delphi ActiveX

SFTP Delete File

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Demonstrates how to delete a file on the remote SFTP server.

IMPORTANT: See Understanding SFTP Absolute FilePaths

Delphi ActiveX

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
sftp: TChilkatSFtp;
hostname: WideString;
port: Integer;

begin
success := 0;

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

sftp := TChilkatSFtp.Create(Self);

// Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
sftp.ConnectTimeoutMs := 5000;
sftp.IdleTimeoutMs := 10000;

// Connect to the SSH server.  
// The standard SSH port = 22
// The hostname may be a hostname or IP address.
hostname := 'sftp.example.com';
port := 22;
success := sftp.Connect(hostname,port);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Authenticate with the SSH server.  Chilkat SFTP supports
// both password-based authenication as well as public-key
// authentication.  This example uses password authenication.
success := sftp.AuthenticatePw('myLogin','myPassword');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
success := sftp.InitializeSftp();
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Delete a file on the server:

success := sftp.RemoveFile('hamlet.xml');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('File Deleted!');
end;