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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.

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Unicode C
#include <C_CkSFtpW.h>
#include <C_CkBinDataW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkSFtpW sftp;
    int port;
    HCkBinDataW bdA;
    const wchar_t *remotePath;
    HCkBinDataW bdB;

    success = FALSE;

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

    sftp = CkSFtpW_Create();

    //  Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
    CkSFtpW_putConnectTimeoutMs(sftp,5000);
    CkSFtpW_putIdleTimeoutMs(sftp,10000);

    //  Connect to the SSH server and then authenticate.
    port = 22;
    success = CkSFtpW_Connect(sftp,L"MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP",port);
    if (success == TRUE) {
        success = CkSFtpW_AuthenticatePw(sftp,L"MY-SSH-LOGIN",L"MY-SSH-PASSWORD");
        if (success == TRUE) {
            success = CkSFtpW_InitializeSftp(sftp);
        }

    }

    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSFtpW_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtpW_Dispose(sftp);
        return;
    }

    bdA = CkBinDataW_Create();
    CkBinDataW_LoadFile(bdA,L"qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg");

    //  Upload the contents of bdA to the SSH/SFTP server.
    remotePath = L"sftpTesting/penguins.jpg";
    success = CkSFtpW_UploadBd(sftp,bdA,remotePath);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSFtpW_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtpW_Dispose(sftp);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(bdA);
        return;
    }

    //  Download the file..
    bdB = CkBinDataW_Create();
    success = CkSFtpW_DownloadBd(sftp,remotePath,bdB);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSFtpW_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtpW_Dispose(sftp);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(bdA);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(bdB);
        return;
    }

    //  Verify that bdA and bdB have the exact same contents.
    wprintf(L"size of bdA: %d\n",CkBinDataW_getNumBytes(bdA));
    if (CkBinDataW_ContentsEqual(bdA,bdB) == TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"Contents are equal. Success.\n");
    }
    else {
        wprintf(L"Contents are NOT equal.  Failed.\n");
    }

    CkSFtpW_Disconnect(sftp);


    CkSFtpW_Dispose(sftp);
    CkBinDataW_Dispose(bdA);
    CkBinDataW_Dispose(bdB);

    }