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SFTP Sync Download Tree w/ Must-Match Filename Constraints

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Demonstrates how synchronize a directory tree in the download direction, but only download files matching a set of wildcard filenames.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.76 or greater.

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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;

// Possible synchronization modes are:
// mode=0: Download all files
// mode=1: Download all files that do not exist on the local filesystem.
// mode=2: Download newer or non-existant files.
// mode=3: Download only newer files. If a file does not already exist on the local filesystem, it is not downloaded from the server.
// mode=5: Download only missing files or files with size differences.
// mode=6: Same as mode 5, but also download newer files.

// This example will download all files, but only those files having filenames
// that match *.gif and *.eml

// Imagine our remote directory tree has these files and directories:

// 	accentedLatin1.txt
// 	accentedUtf8.txt
// 	alice.key
// 	anter_cert.pem
// 	chiliPepper.gif
// 	helloWorld.pdf
// 	abc/chiliPepper.gif
// 	abc/ghk/
// 	data/chiliPepper.gif
// 	data/xyz/dkimHtmlBody.txt
// 	data/xyz/dkimVerifyTest.eml
// 	data/xyz/emailForCreateDsn.eml
// 	text/frenchUtf8.txt
// 	text/helloWorld.txt
// 	text/PolishEmailBody.txt
// 	text/something/

// Indicate that we only want to create auto-create local directories (if needed)
// for the files that are actually downloaded.  If SyncCreateAllLocalDirs remains
// True, then the corresponding local directory is created for each remote directory
// traversed regardless of whether files within are downloaded.
CkSFtp_putSyncCreateAllLocalDirs(sftp,False);

CkSFtp_putSyncMustMatch(sftp,'*.eml; *.gif');

remoteDir := 'syncDownloadTest/someDir';
localDir := 'qa_output';
mode := 0;
recursive := True;
success := CkSFtp_SyncTreeDownload(sftp,remoteDir,localDir,mode,recursive);
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkSFtp__lastErrorText(sftp));
    Exit;
  end;

// The following files were downloaded:

// chiliPepper.gif
// abc/chiliPepper.gif
// data/chiliPepper.gif
// data/xyz/dkimVerifyTest.eml
// data/xyz/emailForCreateDsn.eml

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

CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);

end;