(Android™) SCP Download Text File to String Variable

Downloads a file using the SCP protocol (Secure Copy Protocol over SSH), from a specific remote directory located on the SSH server directly into a string variable.

Chilkat Android™ Downloads Android™ Java Libraries Android C/C++ Libraries

// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

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

    CkSsh ssh = new CkSsh();

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

    // Connect to an SSH server:
    boolean success = ssh.Connect(hostname,port);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, ssh.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

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

    // Authenticate using login/password:
    success = ssh.AuthenticatePw("myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, ssh.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

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

    success = scp.UseSsh(ssh);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, scp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // This downloads a file from the "repositor/xml/" subdirectory (relative to the SSH user account's HOME directory).  
    String remotePath = "repository/xml/hamlet.xml";

    // The byte representation of the remote text file (i.e. the charset) must be
    // indicated to allow the receiving software to correctly interpret the incoming
    // bytes as the correct chars.
    // See https://www.chilkatsoft.com/p/p_463.asp for a list of valid charset names.
    String charset = "utf-8";

    String fileContents = scp.downloadString(remotePath,charset);
    if (scp.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, scp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "Received file:");
    Log.i(TAG, fileContents);

    Log.i(TAG, "SCP download string success.");

    // Disconnect
    ssh.Disconnect();

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}