Node.js

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. Node.js

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var sftp = new chilkat.SFtp();

    //  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 chilkat.StringBuilder();
    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 chilkat.StringBuilder();
    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();

}

chilkatExample();