(Classic ASP) SFTP ReadLink - Get the Target of a Symbolic Link on the Server

Demonstrates how to retrieve the target of a symbolic link on the SFTP server.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.71 or greater.

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.SFtp")
set sftp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.SFtp")

' Pass a domain or IP address..
success = sftp.Connect("my-sftp-server.com",22)
If (success = 1) Then
    success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("mySFtpLogin","mySFtpPassword")
End If

If (success = 1) Then
    success = sftp.InitializeSftp()
End If

If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( sftp.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' In this example, the we already have a symbolic link named "sshd_config"
' in our SSH/SFTP user account's HOME directory.  Get the target of this link:
path = sftp.ReadLink("sshd_config")
If (sftp.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( sftp.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "symlink target path = " & path) & "</pre>"

' Output is:  
' symlink target path = /etc/ssh/sshd_confi

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