Sample code for 30+ languages & platforms
Xojo Plugin

SFTP Upload and Download to a StringBuilder Object

See more SFTP Examples

Demonstrates how to SFTP upload from a Chilkat StringBuilder object, and download into a StringBuilder object.

Chilkat Xojo Plugin Downloads

Xojo Plugin
Dim success As Boolean
success = 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 Int32
port = 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
    System.DebugLog(sftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

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

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

// Download the file..
Dim sbB As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = sftp.DownloadSb(remotePath,"utf-8",sbB)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(sftp.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

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

sftp.Disconnect