Delphi DLL

SFTP Get File Date/Times in Different Formats

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

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, SFtpDir, StringBuilder, SFtpFile, CkDateTime, SFtp;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
sftp: HCkSFtp;
hostname: PWideChar;
port: Integer;
handle: PWideChar;
dirListing: HCkSFtpDir;
fileObj: HCkSFtpFile;
sbFilename: HCkStringBuilder;
caseSensitive: Boolean;
bLocalDateTime: Boolean;
dt: HCkDateTime;
i: Integer;
n: Integer;

begin
success := False;

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

sftp := CkSFtp_Create();

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

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

// After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
success := CkSFtp_InitializeSftp(sftp);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkSFtp__lastErrorText(sftp));
    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 := CkSFtp__openDir(sftp,'junk');
if (CkSFtp_getLastMethodSuccess(sftp) = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkSFtp__lastErrorText(sftp));
    Exit;
  end;

// Download the directory listing:

dirListing := CkSFtpDir_Create();
success := CkSFtp_ReadDirListing(sftp,handle,dirListing);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkSFtp__lastErrorText(sftp));
    Exit;
  end;

// Close the directory handle
success := CkSFtp_CloseHandle(sftp,handle);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkSFtp__lastErrorText(sftp));
    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 := CkSFtpFile_Create();
sbFilename := CkStringBuilder_Create();
caseSensitive := False;
bLocalDateTime := False;

dt := CkDateTime_Create();
i := 0;
n := CkSFtpDir_getNumFilesAndDirs(dirListing);
while i < n do
  begin

    success := CkSFtpDir_FileAt(dirListing,i,fileObj);
    if (success = False) then
      begin
        Memo1.Lines.Add(CkSFtpDir__lastErrorText(dirListing));
        Exit;
      end;

    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkSFtpFile__filename(fileObj));

    // Get the last-modified date/time
    CkDateTime_SetFromRfc822(dt,CkSFtpFile__lastModifiedTimeStr(fileObj));

    // 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: ' + CkDateTime__getAsRfc822(dt,bLocalDateTime));

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

    // Such as: "02/16/2008 12:15:12"  where hour is 0 to 23.
    Memo1.Lines.Add('RFC822 format: ' + CkDateTime__getAsIso8601(dt,'MM/DD/YYYY hh:mm:ss',bLocalDateTime));

    i := i + 1;
  end;

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

CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
CkSFtpDir_Dispose(dirListing);
CkSFtpFile_Dispose(fileObj);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbFilename);
CkDateTime_Dispose(dt);

end;