Ruby

SFTP Upload and Download to a BinData Object

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Demonstrates how to SFTP upload from a BinData object, and download into a BinData object. Ruby

require 'chilkat'

success = false

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

sftp = Chilkat::CkSFtp.new()

# Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
sftp.put_ConnectTimeoutMs(5000)
sftp.put_IdleTimeoutMs(10000)

# Connect to the SSH server and then authenticate.
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()
    end

end

if (success != true)
    print sftp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

bdA = Chilkat::CkBinData.new()
bdA.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg")

# Upload the contents of bdA to the SSH/SFTP server.
remotePath = "sftpTesting/penguins.jpg"
success = sftp.UploadBd(bdA,remotePath)
if (success != true)
    print sftp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Download the file..
bdB = Chilkat::CkBinData.new()
success = sftp.DownloadBd(remotePath,bdB)
if (success != true)
    print sftp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Verify that bdA and bdB have the exact same contents.
print "size of bdA: " + bdA.get_NumBytes().to_s() + "\n";
if (bdA.ContentsEqual(bdB) == true)
    print "Contents are equal. Success." + "\n";
else
    print "Contents are NOT equal.  Failed." + "\n";
end

sftp.Disconnect()