PowerBuilder

SFTP Upload from Local Filesystem

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Demonstrates how to upload a file to an SSH server. There are no limitations on file size, and the file is streamed directly from the local filesystem. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
long li_Success
oleobject loo_Sftp
string ls_Hostname
long li_Port
string ls_Handle

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Sftp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Sftp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.SFtp")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Sftp
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

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

//  Connect to the SSH server.  
//  The standard SSH port = 22
//  The hostname may be a hostname or IP address.
ls_Hostname = "sftp.example.com"
li_Port = 22
li_Success = loo_Sftp.Connect(ls_Hostname,li_Port)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Sftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Sftp
    return
end if

//  Authenticate with the SSH server.  Chilkat SFTP supports
//  both password-based authenication as well as public-key
//  authentication.  This example uses password authenication.
li_Success = loo_Sftp.AuthenticatePw("myLogin","myPassword")
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Sftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Sftp
    return
end if

//  After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
li_Success = loo_Sftp.InitializeSftp()
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Sftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Sftp
    return
end if

//  Open a file for writing on the SSH server.
//  If the file already exists, it is overwritten.
//  (Specify "createNew" instead of "createTruncate" to
//  prevent overwriting existing files.)
ls_Handle = loo_Sftp.OpenFile("hamlet.xml","writeOnly","createTruncate")
if loo_Sftp.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Sftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Sftp
    return
end if

//  Upload from the local file to the SSH server.
li_Success = loo_Sftp.UploadFile(ls_Handle,"c:/temp/hamlet.xml")
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Sftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Sftp
    return
end if

//  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  This is important.  You must close the handle on the server.
//  Otherwise open handles will accumulate on the server until eventually a limit
//  is reached and the server will fail on a call to OpenFile.
//  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

//  Close the file.
li_Success = loo_Sftp.CloseHandle(ls_Handle)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Sftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Sftp
    return
end if

Write-Debug "Success."


destroy loo_Sftp