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SFTP Upload and Download to a StringBuilder Object

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Demonstrates how to SFTP upload from a Chilkat StringBuilder object, and download into a StringBuilder object.

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkSFtpW sftp;
    int port;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbA;
    BOOL bIncludeBOM;
    const wchar_t *remotePath;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbB;
    BOOL bCaseSensitive;

    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;
    }

    sbA = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    CkStringBuilderW_LoadFile(sbA,L"qa_data/hamlet.xml",L"utf-8");

    //  Upload the contents of sbA to the SSH/SFTP server.
    bIncludeBOM = FALSE;
    remotePath = L"sftpTesting/hamlet.xml";
    success = CkSFtpW_UploadSb(sftp,sbA,remotePath,L"utf-8",bIncludeBOM);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSFtpW_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtpW_Dispose(sftp);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbA);
        return;
    }

    //  Download the file..
    sbB = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    success = CkSFtpW_DownloadSb(sftp,remotePath,L"utf-8",sbB);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSFtpW_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtpW_Dispose(sftp);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbA);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbB);
        return;
    }

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

    CkSFtpW_Disconnect(sftp);


    CkSFtpW_Dispose(sftp);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbA);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbB);

    }