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SFTP Create Directory

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Demonstrates how to create a new directory on the remote SFTP server. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oSftp

nSuccess := 0

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

//  Important: It is helpful to send the contents of the
//  sftp.LastErrorText property when requesting support.

oSftp := CreateObject("Chilkat.SFtp")

//  Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
oSftp:ConnectTimeoutMs := 15000
oSftp:IdleTimeoutMs := 15000

//  Connect to the SSH server.  
nSuccess := oSftp:Connect("sftp.example.com", 22)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oSftp:LastErrorText
    oSftp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Authenticate with the SSH server.  Chilkat SFTP supports
//  both password-based authenication as well as public-key
//  authentication.  This example uses password authenication.
nSuccess := oSftp:AuthenticatePw("myLogin", "myPassword")
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oSftp:LastErrorText
    oSftp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
nSuccess := oSftp:InitializeSftp()
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oSftp:LastErrorText
    oSftp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Create a new directory:
nSuccess := oSftp:CreateDir("myNewDir")
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oSftp:LastErrorText
    oSftp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "Success."

oSftp:destroy()