Android™

SCP Upload File

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Demonstrates how to upload a file using the SCP protocol (Secure Copy Protocol over SSH). Android™

// 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);

    boolean success = false;

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

    CkSsh ssh = new CkSsh();

    // Connect to an SSH server:
    String hostname;
    int port;

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

    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
    // as the underlying transport in our SCP object.
    CkScp scp = new CkScp();

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

    String remotePath = "test.txt";
    String localPath = "/home/bob/test.txt";
    success = scp.UploadFile(localPath,remotePath);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, scp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "SCP upload file 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."
  }
}