Node.js

SFTP Get File Date/Times in Different Formats

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Demonstrates how to get remote file date/times in different formats. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var sftp = new chilkat.SFtp();

    //  Connect to the SSH server.  
    var hostname = "my-sftp-server.com";
    var port = 22;
    success = sftp.Connect(hostname,port);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Authenticate with the SSH server. 
    success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
    success = sftp.InitializeSftp();
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Open a directory on the server...
    //  This example opens the "junk" directory located under the HOME directory of the SSH user account.
    var handle = sftp.OpenDir("junk");
    if (sftp.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Download the directory listing:

    var dirListing = new chilkat.SFtpDir();
    success = sftp.ReadDirListing(handle,dirListing);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Close the directory handle
    success = sftp.CloseHandle(handle);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  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")
    var fileObj = new chilkat.SFtpFile();
    var sbFilename = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    var caseSensitive = false;
    var bLocalDateTime = false;

    var dt = new chilkat.CkDateTime();
    var i = 0;
    var n = dirListing.NumFilesAndDirs;
    while (i < n) {

        success = dirListing.FileAt(i,fileObj);
        if (success == false) {
            console.log(dirListing.LastErrorText);
            return;
        }

        console.log(fileObj.Filename);

        //  Get the last-modified date/time
        dt.SetFromRfc822(fileObj.LastModifiedTimeStr);

        //  Get the date/time in other formats offered by the CkDateTime object.

        //  such as Wed, 18 Oct 2017 09:08:21 GMT
        console.log("RFC822 format: " + dt.GetAsRfc822(bLocalDateTime));

        //  such as 1990-12-31T23:59:60Z
        console.log("Timestamp: " + dt.GetAsTimestamp(bLocalDateTime));

        //  Such as: "02/16/2008 12:15:12"  where hour is 0 to 23.
        console.log("RFC822 format: " + dt.GetAsIso8601("MM/DD/YYYY hh:mm:ss",bLocalDateTime));

        i = i+1;
    }

    console.log("Success.");

}

chilkatExample();