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SFTP Delete Directory

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Demonstrates how to delete a directory on the remote SFTP server. The directory should be empty prior to deleting. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oSftp
LOCAL cHostname
LOCAL nPort

nSuccess := 0

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

oSftp := CreateObject("Chilkat.SFtp")

//  Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
oSftp:ConnectTimeoutMs := 5000
oSftp:IdleTimeoutMs := 10000

//  Connect to the SSH server.  
//  The standard SSH port = 22
//  The hostname may be a hostname or IP address.
cHostname := "sftp.example.com"
nPort := 22
nSuccess := oSftp:Connect(cHostname, nPort)
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

//  Delete a directory on the server.
//  The directory should be empty prior to deleting.
nSuccess := oSftp:RemoveDir("abc123")
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oSftp:LastErrorText
    oSftp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "Directory Deleted!"

oSftp:destroy()