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SFTP Create Directory

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Demonstrates how to create a new directory on the remote SFTP server.

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C
#include <C_CkSFtp.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkSFtp sftp;

    success = FALSE;

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

    //  Important: It is helpful to send the contents of the
    //  sftp.LastErrorText property when requesting support.

    sftp = CkSFtp_Create();

    //  Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
    CkSFtp_putConnectTimeoutMs(sftp,15000);
    CkSFtp_putIdleTimeoutMs(sftp,15000);

    //  Connect to the SSH server.  
    success = CkSFtp_Connect(sftp,"sftp.example.com",22);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSFtp_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
        return;
    }

    //  Authenticate with the SSH server.  Chilkat SFTP supports
    //  both password-based authenication as well as public-key
    //  authentication.  This example uses password authenication.
    success = CkSFtp_AuthenticatePw(sftp,"myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSFtp_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
        return;
    }

    //  After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
    success = CkSFtp_InitializeSftp(sftp);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSFtp_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
        return;
    }

    //  Create a new directory:
    success = CkSFtp_CreateDir(sftp,"myNewDir");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSFtp_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
        return;
    }

    printf("Success.\n");


    CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);

    }