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SCP Download File

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Demonstrates how to download a file using the SCP protocol (Secure Copy Protocol over SSH). Go

    success := false

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

    ssh := chilkat.NewSsh()

    // Hostname may be an IP address or hostname:
    hostname := "www.some-ssh-server.com"
    port := 22

    // Connect to an SSH server:
    success = ssh.Connect(hostname,port)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(ssh.LastErrorText())
        ssh.DisposeSsh()
        return
    }

    // Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
    ssh.SetIdleTimeoutMs(5000)

    // Authenticate using login/password:
    success = ssh.AuthenticatePw("myLogin","myPassword")
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(ssh.LastErrorText())
        ssh.DisposeSsh()
        return
    }

    // Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, we use it
    // in our SCP object.
    scp := chilkat.NewScp()

    success = scp.UseSsh(ssh)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(scp.LastErrorText())
        ssh.DisposeSsh()
        scp.DisposeScp()
        return
    }

    remotePath := "test.txt"
    localPath := "/home/bob/test.txt"
    success = scp.DownloadFile(remotePath,localPath)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(scp.LastErrorText())
        ssh.DisposeSsh()
        scp.DisposeScp()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("SCP download file success.")

    // Disconnect
    ssh.Disconnect()

    ssh.DisposeSsh()
    scp.DisposeScp()