VB.NET

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. VB.NET

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim sftp As New Chilkat.SFtp

' Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
sftp.ConnectTimeoutMs = 5000
sftp.IdleTimeoutMs = 10000

' Connect to the SSH server and then authenticate.
Dim port As Integer = 22
success = sftp.Connect("MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP",port)
If (success = True) Then
    success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("MY-SSH-LOGIN","MY-SSH-PASSWORD")
    If (success = True) Then
        success = sftp.InitializeSftp()
    End If

End If

If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(sftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim sbA As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
sbA.LoadFile("qa_data/hamlet.xml","utf-8")

' Upload the contents of sbA to the SSH/SFTP server.
Dim bIncludeBOM As Boolean = False
Dim remotePath As String = "sftpTesting/hamlet.xml"
success = sftp.UploadSb(sbA,remotePath,"utf-8",bIncludeBOM)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(sftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Download the file..
Dim sbB As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = sftp.DownloadSb(remotePath,"utf-8",sbB)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(sftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Verify that sbA and sbB have the exact same contents.
Debug.WriteLine("size of sbA: " & sbA.Length)
Dim bCaseSensitive As Boolean = True
If (sbA.ContentsEqualSb(sbB,bCaseSensitive) = True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Contents are equal. Success.")
Else
    Debug.WriteLine("Contents are NOT equal.  Failed.")
End If


sftp.Disconnect()