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SFTP ReadLink - Get the Target of a Symbolic Link on the Server

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Demonstrates how to retrieve the target of a symbolic link on the SFTP server.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.71 or greater.

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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

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

Dim sftp As New Chilkat.SFtp

// Pass a domain or IP address..
success = sftp.Connect("my-sftp-server.com",22)
If (success = True) Then
    success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("mySFtpLogin","mySFtpPassword")
End If

If (success = True) Then
    success = sftp.InitializeSftp()
End If

If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(sftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// In this example, the we already have a symbolic link named "sshd_config"
// in our SSH/SFTP user account's HOME directory.  Get the target of this link:
Dim path As String
path = sftp.ReadLink("sshd_config")
If (sftp.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(sftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

System.DebugLog("symlink target path = " + path)

// Output is:  
// symlink target path = /etc/ssh/sshd_confi