Java Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Co:Z SFTP Binary File Download (from z/OS IBM Mainframe)

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Demonstrates how to download a binary file, such as a .zip, from a Co:Z SFTP server on a z/OS IBM Mainframe. Chilkat2 Java

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

public class ChilkatExample {

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

        SFtp sftp = new SFtp();

        // Connect to the SSH server.
        String hostname = "sftp.example.com";
        int port = 22;
        String handle;
        try {
            sftp.connect(hostname, port);

            sftp.authenticatePw("myLogin", "myPassword");

            sftp.initializeSftp();

            // To download a binary file from the Co:Z SFTP server,
            // we must switch to binary mode in the following unconventional way.
            // We pretend to fetch a directory listing for "/+mode=binary"
            // This has the effect of putting the server in binary mode for transfers.
            handle = sftp.openDir("/+mode=binary");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Download the "directory listing" (but it's not actually a directory listing, and we'll just discard it.)

        SFtpDir dirListing = new SFtpDir();
        try {
            sftp.readDirListing(handle, dirListing);

            // Close the directory handle:
            sftp.closeHandle(handle);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Download the binary file:
        String localFilePath = "c:/temp/test.zip";
        String remoteFilePath = "test.zip";
        try {
            sftp.downloadFileByName(remoteFilePath, localFilePath);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

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