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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.

Chilkat Tcl Downloads

Tcl

load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

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

set sftp [new_CkSFtp]

# Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
CkSFtp_put_ConnectTimeoutMs $sftp 5000
CkSFtp_put_IdleTimeoutMs $sftp 10000

# Connect to the SSH server and then authenticate.
set port 22
set success [CkSFtp_Connect $sftp "MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP" $port]
if {$success == 1} then {
    set success [CkSFtp_AuthenticatePw $sftp "MY-SSH-LOGIN" "MY-SSH-PASSWORD"]
    if {$success == 1} then {
        set success [CkSFtp_InitializeSftp $sftp]
    }

}

if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkSFtp_lastErrorText $sftp]
    delete_CkSFtp $sftp
    exit
}

set bdA [new_CkBinData]

CkBinData_LoadFile $bdA "qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg"

# Upload the contents of bdA to the SSH/SFTP server.
set remotePath "sftpTesting/penguins.jpg"
set success [CkSFtp_UploadBd $sftp $bdA $remotePath]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkSFtp_lastErrorText $sftp]
    delete_CkSFtp $sftp
    delete_CkBinData $bdA
    exit
}

# Download the file..
set bdB [new_CkBinData]

set success [CkSFtp_DownloadBd $sftp $remotePath $bdB]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkSFtp_lastErrorText $sftp]
    delete_CkSFtp $sftp
    delete_CkBinData $bdA
    delete_CkBinData $bdB
    exit
}

# Verify that bdA and bdB have the exact same contents.
puts "size of bdA: [CkBinData_get_NumBytes $bdA]"
if {[CkBinData_ContentsEqual $bdA $bdB] == 1} then {
    puts "Contents are equal. Success."
} else {
    puts "Contents are NOT equal.  Failed."
}

CkSFtp_Disconnect $sftp

delete_CkSFtp $sftp
delete_CkBinData $bdA
delete_CkBinData $bdB