Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

SFTP Download Files Matching a Pattern

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Demonstrates how to download files in a directory matching one or more patterns (such as "*.zip" or "abc*_*0719.csv". Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.SFtp;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  sftp: TSFtp;
  remoteDir: string;
  localDir: string;
  mode: Integer;
  recursive: Boolean;

begin
  success := False;

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

  sftp := TSFtp.Create;

  success := sftp.Connect('my-ssh-server.com',22);
  if (success = True) then
    begin
      success := sftp.AuthenticatePw('mySshLogin','mySshPassword');
    end;
  if (success = True) then
    begin
      success := sftp.InitializeSftp();
    end;
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(sftp.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  The SyncTreeDownload method can be used non-recursively to download all files matching a set of patterns.

  //  This example will download all files, but only those files having filenames
  //  that match *.csv and *.eml
  sftp.SyncMustMatch := '*.eml; *.gif';

  remoteDir := 'syncDownloadTest/someDir';
  localDir := 'qa_output';

  //  mode=0: Download all matching files according to SyncMustMatch
  mode := 0;

  //  do not recursively traverse the remote directory tree.
  recursive := False;

  success := sftp.SyncTreeDownload(remoteDir,localDir,mode,recursive);
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(sftp.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  WriteLn('Success.');


  sftp.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.