(C#) SCP Download Files Matching a Pattern, such as *.txt

Demonstrates how to SCP download files matching a pattern, such as *.txt.

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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();

// Connect to an SSH server:
string hostname = "MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP";
int port = 22;

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("MY-SSH-LOGIN","MY-SSH-PASSWORD");
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ssh.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

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

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

scp.HeartbeatMs = 200;

// Set the SyncMustMatch property to "*.pem" to download only .pem files
scp.SyncMustMatch = "*.pem";

string remoteDir = "qa_syncA";
string localDir = "c:/aaworkarea/scp/qa_syncA";

// Download synchronization modes:
// 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.
int mode = 0;

// Do not recurse the remote directory tree.  Only download files matching *.pem
// from the given remote directory.
bool bRecurse = false;

success = scp.SyncTreeDownload(remoteDir,localDir,mode,bRecurse);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(scp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("SCP download matching success.");

// Disconnect
ssh.Disconnect();