Delphi DLL

SFTP Download Files Matching a Pattern

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Demonstrates how to download files in a directory matching one or more patterns (such as "*.zip" or "abc*_*0719.csv". Delphi DLL

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, SFtp;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
sftp: HCkSFtp;
remoteDir: PWideChar;
localDir: PWideChar;
mode: Integer;
recursive: Boolean;

begin
success := False;

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

sftp := CkSFtp_Create();

success := CkSFtp_Connect(sftp,'my-ssh-server.com',22);
if (success = True) then
  begin
    success := CkSFtp_AuthenticatePw(sftp,'mySshLogin','mySshPassword');
  end;
if (success = True) then
  begin
    success := CkSFtp_InitializeSftp(sftp);
  end;
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkSFtp__lastErrorText(sftp));
    Exit;
  end;

// The SyncTreeDownload method can be used non-recursively to download all files matching a set of patterns.

// This example will download all files, but only those files having filenames
// that match *.csv and *.eml
CkSFtp_putSyncMustMatch(sftp,'*.eml; *.gif');

remoteDir := 'syncDownloadTest/someDir';
localDir := 'qa_output';

// mode=0: Download all matching files according to SyncMustMatch
mode := 0;

// do not recursively traverse the remote directory tree.
recursive := False;

success := CkSFtp_SyncTreeDownload(sftp,remoteDir,localDir,mode,recursive);
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkSFtp__lastErrorText(sftp));
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success.');

CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);

end;