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SCP Sync Tree Upload

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Synchronize local and remote directory trees by uploading newer or missing files to the remote server.

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C
#include <C_CkSsh.h>
#include <C_CkScp.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkSsh ssh;
    const char *hostname;
    int port;
    HCkScp scp;
    const char *remoteRoot;
    const char *localRoot;
    BOOL bRecurse;
    int mode;

    success = FALSE;

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

    ssh = CkSsh_Create();

    //  Hostname may be an IP address or hostname:
    hostname = "www.some-ssh-server.com";
    port = 22;

    //  Connect to an SSH server:
    success = CkSsh_Connect(ssh,hostname,port);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSsh_lastErrorText(ssh));
        CkSsh_Dispose(ssh);
        return;
    }

    //  Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
    CkSsh_putIdleTimeoutMs(ssh,5000);

    //  Authenticate using login/password:
    success = CkSsh_AuthenticatePw(ssh,"myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSsh_lastErrorText(ssh));
        CkSsh_Dispose(ssh);
        return;
    }

    //  Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, we use it
    //  in our SCP object.
    scp = CkScp_Create();

    success = CkScp_UseSsh(scp,ssh);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkScp_lastErrorText(scp));
        CkSsh_Dispose(ssh);
        CkScp_Dispose(scp);
        return;
    }

    //  The remoteRoot is relative to the HOME directory of the SSH user account.
    remoteRoot = "workspace/projectB";
    localRoot = "c:/aaworkarea/scp/workspace/projectB";

    //  Upload synchronization modes:
    //  mode=0: Upload all files
    //  mode=1: Upload all files that do not exist on the FTP server.
    //  mode=2: Upload newer or non-existant files.
    //  mode=3: Upload only newer files.  If a file does not already exist on the FTP server, it is not uploaded.
    //  mode=4: transfer missing files or files with size differences.
    //  mode=5: same as mode 4, but also newer files.

    //  Additional files and directores can be excluded by setting the SyncMustNotMatch property.
    //  The SyncMustNotMatch patterns apply only to the final filename or directory part of a path.
    //  If a directory matches, then it will not be traversed in a recursive traversal.
    //  
    CkScp_putSyncMustNotMatch(scp,"*.o;*.obj;*.log; temp");

    //  The SyncMustMatch property can be set to restrict the files uploaded to only those
    //  matching at least one pattern in a set.
    CkScp_putSyncMustMatch(scp,"*.cpp; *.h");

    //  Do the recursive sync to upload newer or non-existant files:
    bRecurse = TRUE;
    mode = 2;
    success = CkScp_SyncTreeUpload(scp,localRoot,remoteRoot,mode,bRecurse);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkScp_lastErrorText(scp));
        CkSsh_Dispose(ssh);
        CkScp_Dispose(scp);
        return;
    }

    //  The files actually uploaded can be examined in the SyncedFiles property.
    //  It is a string property that contains the relative path, one per line, of each
    //  file uploaded.
    printf("Files uploaded: \n");
    printf("%s\n",CkScp_syncedFiles(scp));

    printf("----\n");
    printf("SCP sync upload success.\n");

    //  Disconnect
    CkSsh_Disconnect(ssh);


    CkSsh_Dispose(ssh);
    CkScp_Dispose(scp);

    }