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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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#include <CkSFtpW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkSFtpW sftp;

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

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

    }

    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",sftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkStringBuilderW sbA;
    sbA.LoadFile(L"qa_data/hamlet.xml",L"utf-8");

    //  Upload the contents of sbA to the SSH/SFTP server.
    bool bIncludeBOM = false;
    const wchar_t *remotePath = L"sftpTesting/hamlet.xml";
    success = sftp.UploadSb(sbA,remotePath,L"utf-8",bIncludeBOM);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",sftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  Download the file..
    CkStringBuilderW sbB;
    success = sftp.DownloadSb(remotePath,L"utf-8",sbB);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",sftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

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

    sftp.Disconnect();
    }