JavaScript

SFTP Upload and Download to a StringBuilder Object

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Demonstrates how to SFTP upload from a Chilkat StringBuilder object, and download into a StringBuilder object. JavaScript

var success = false;

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

var sftp = new CkSFtp();

// Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
sftp.ConnectTimeoutMs = 5000;
sftp.IdleTimeoutMs = 10000;

// Connect to the SSH server and then authenticate.
var port = 22;
success = sftp.Connect("MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP",port);
if (success == true) {
    success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("MY-SSH-LOGIN","MY-SSH-PASSWORD");
    if (success == true) {
        success = sftp.InitializeSftp();
    }

}

if (success !== true) {
    console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

var sbA = new CkStringBuilder();
sbA.LoadFile("qa_data/hamlet.xml","utf-8");

// Upload the contents of sbA to the SSH/SFTP server.
var bIncludeBOM = false;
var remotePath = "sftpTesting/hamlet.xml";
success = sftp.UploadSb(sbA,remotePath,"utf-8",bIncludeBOM);
if (success !== true) {
    console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Download the file..
var sbB = new CkStringBuilder();
success = sftp.DownloadSb(remotePath,"utf-8",sbB);
if (success !== true) {
    console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Verify that sbA and sbB have the exact same contents.
console.log("size of sbA: " + sbA.Length);
var bCaseSensitive = true;
if (sbA.ContentsEqualSb(sbB,bCaseSensitive) == true) {
    console.log("Contents are equal. Success.");
}
else {
    console.log("Contents are NOT equal.  Failed.");
}

sftp.Disconnect();