Delphi ActiveX

SFTP Upload and Download to a BinData Object

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Demonstrates how to SFTP upload from a BinData object, and download into a BinData object. 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;
port: Integer;
bdA: TChilkatBinData;
remotePath: WideString;
bdB: TChilkatBinData;

begin
success := 0;

// This example requires 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 and then authenticate.
port := 22;
success := sftp.Connect('MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP',port);
if (success = 1) then
  begin
    success := sftp.AuthenticatePw('MY-SSH-LOGIN','MY-SSH-PASSWORD');
    if (success = 1) then
      begin
        success := sftp.InitializeSftp();
      end;
  end;
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

bdA := TChilkatBinData.Create(Self);
bdA.LoadFile('qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg');

// Upload the contents of bdA to the SSH/SFTP server.
remotePath := 'sftpTesting/penguins.jpg';
success := sftp.UploadBd(bdA.ControlInterface,remotePath);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Download the file..
bdB := TChilkatBinData.Create(Self);
success := sftp.DownloadBd(remotePath,bdB.ControlInterface);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Verify that bdA and bdB have the exact same contents.
Memo1.Lines.Add('size of bdA: ' + IntToStr(bdA.NumBytes));
if (bdA.ContentsEqual(bdB.ControlInterface) = 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Contents are equal. Success.');
  end
else
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Contents are NOT equal.  Failed.');
  end;

sftp.Disconnect();
end;