Delphi ActiveX

SFTP Get File Date/Times in Different Formats

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Demonstrates how to get remote file date/times in different formats. 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;
handle: WideString;
dirListing: TChilkatSFtpDir;
fileObj: TChilkatSFtpFile;
sbFilename: TChilkatStringBuilder;
caseSensitive: Integer;
bLocalDateTime: Integer;
dt: TCkDateTime;
i: Integer;
n: Integer;

begin
success := 0;

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

sftp := TChilkatSFtp.Create(Self);

// Connect to the SSH server.  
hostname := 'my-sftp-server.com';
port := 22;
success := sftp.Connect(hostname,port);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Authenticate with the SSH server. 
success := sftp.AuthenticatePw('myLogin','myPassword');
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
success := sftp.InitializeSftp();
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// 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 = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Download the directory listing:

dirListing := TChilkatSFtpDir.Create(Self);
success := sftp.ReadDirListing(handle,dirListing.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Close the directory handle
success := sftp.CloseHandle(handle);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// 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 := TChilkatSFtpFile.Create(Self);
sbFilename := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
caseSensitive := 0;
bLocalDateTime := 0;

dt := TCkDateTime.Create(Self);
i := 0;
n := dirListing.NumFilesAndDirs;
while i < n do
  begin

    success := dirListing.FileAt(i,fileObj.ControlInterface);
    if (success = 0) then
      begin
        Memo1.Lines.Add(dirListing.LastErrorText);
        Exit;
      end;

    Memo1.Lines.Add(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
    Memo1.Lines.Add('RFC822 format: ' + dt.GetAsRfc822(bLocalDateTime));

    // such as 1990-12-31T23:59:60Z
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Timestamp: ' + dt.GetAsTimestamp(bLocalDateTime));

    // Such as: "02/16/2008 12:15:12"  where hour is 0 to 23.
    Memo1.Lines.Add('RFC822 format: ' + dt.GetAsIso8601('MM/DD/YYYY hh:mm:ss',bLocalDateTime));

    i := i + 1;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success.');
end;