(C#) SCP Download/Upload Binary Files as Encoded Strings

Demonstrates how to upload and download binary files as encoded strings (base64, hex, etc.) using the SCP protocol (Secure Copy Protocol over SSH).

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

Chilkat.Ssh ssh = new Chilkat.Ssh();

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

// Connect to an SSH server:
bool success = ssh.Connect(hostname,port);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ssh.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
ssh.IdleTimeoutMs = 5000;

// Authenticate using login/password:
success = ssh.AuthenticatePw("myLogin","myPassword");
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ssh.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

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

success = scp.UseSsh(ssh);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(scp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

string remotePath = "images/starfish.jpg";

// Download the binary file and return as a base64 string.
// See <a href="http://www.cknotes.com/chilkat-binary-encoding-list/">List of Encodings</a> for a list of possible encodings.
string encodedJpg = scp.DownloadBinaryEncoded(remotePath,"base64");
if (scp.LastMethodSuccess != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(scp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

remotePath = "images/starfish2.jpg";

// Now upload from the base64 string to the SSH server.
// Insided the call to UploadBinaryEncoded, the base64 string is decoded,
// and the decoded bytes are uploaded.  The resulting starfish2.jpg on the
// server will be identical to the original starfish.jpg
success = scp.UploadBinaryEncoded(remotePath,encodedJpg,"base64");
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(scp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("SCP download/upload binary encoded success.");

// Disconnect
ssh.Disconnect();