Java

SFTP Download all Files in a Directory

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Demonstrates how to download all files in a remote directory. This example uses the SyncTreeDownload method in a non-recursive mode that forces the download of all files, regardless of date/time or size differences. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.SFtp;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        SFtp sftp = new SFtp();

        try {
            sftp.connect("my-ssh-server.com", 22);
            sftp.authenticatePw("mySshLogin", "mySshPassword");

            sftp.initializeSftp();
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Download all the files from the remote directory "syncDownloadTest/xml"
        // into our local directory "qa_output"
        // Both directories are relative paths.  The remote directory
        // is relative to the HOME directory of the SSH user account.
        // The local directory is relative to the current working directory of the process.
        // It is also possible to use absolute paths.

        String remoteDir = "syncDownloadTest/xml";
        String localDir = "qa_output";
        // Mode 0 causes SyncTreeDownload to download all files.
        int mode = 0;
        // Do not recursively descend the remote directory tree.  Just download all the files in specified directory.
        boolean recursive = false;
        try {
            sftp.syncTreeDownload(remoteDir, localDir, mode, recursive);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("Success.");
    }
}