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Enumerate Active SSH Channel Numbers

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ssh.GetChannelNumber method, which returns the channel number at a zero-based enumeration index in the active channel collection. The only argument is the index — an enumeration position, not itself a channel number. Valid indexes run from 0 through NumOpenChannels - 1, and out-of-range indexes return -1.

Background: One SSH connection can carry many simultaneous channels, and this method lets you walk the live set rather than tracking every channel number yourself. The index-versus-channel-number distinction is the key point: index 0 is simply the first channel in the collection and may well be channel number 3. As channels open and close the enumeration shifts, so treat an index as valid only for the moment you read it.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

'  Demonstrates the Ssh.GetChannelNumber method, which returns the channel number at a
'  zero-based enumeration index in the active channel collection.  The only argument is the
'  index, which is an enumeration position and not itself a channel number.

Dim ssh As New Chilkat.Ssh

Dim sshPort As Integer = 22
success = ssh.Connect("ssh.example.com",sshPort)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ssh.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Normally you would not hard-code the password in source.  You should instead obtain it
'  from an interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
Dim password As String = "mySshPassword"

success = ssh.AuthenticatePw("mySshLogin",password)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ssh.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Open a couple of channels so the collection has more than one entry.
Dim channelA As Integer = ssh.OpenSessionChannel()
If (channelA < 0) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ssh.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim channelB As Integer = ssh.OpenSessionChannel()
If (channelB < 0) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ssh.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Enumerate the active channels.  Valid indexes are 0 through NumOpenChannels - 1.
Dim n As Integer = ssh.NumOpenChannels
Debug.WriteLine("Open channels: " & n)
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To n - 1
    Dim chNum As Integer = ssh.GetChannelNumber(i)
    Debug.WriteLine("Index " & i & " is channel number " & chNum)
Next

ssh.Disconnect()