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SCP Download/Upload Binary Files as Encoded Strings

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

Local $bSuccess = False

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

$oSsh = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Ssh")

; Hostname may be an IP address or hostname:
Local $sHostname = "www.some-ssh-server.com"
Local $iPort = 22

; Connect to an SSH server:
$bSuccess = $oSsh.Connect($sHostname,$iPort)
If ($bSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oSsh.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

; Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
$oSsh.IdleTimeoutMs = 5000

; Authenticate using login/password:
$bSuccess = $oSsh.AuthenticatePw("myLogin","myPassword")
If ($bSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oSsh.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

; Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, we use it
; in our SCP object.
$oScp = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Scp")

$bSuccess = $oScp.UseSsh($oSsh)
If ($bSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oScp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

Local $sRemotePath = "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.
Local $sEncodedJpg = $oScp.DownloadBinaryEncoded($sRemotePath,"base64")
If ($oScp.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oScp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

$sRemotePath = "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
$bSuccess = $oScp.UploadBinaryEncoded($sRemotePath,$sEncodedJpg,"base64")
If ($bSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oScp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

ConsoleWrite("SCP download/upload binary encoded success." & @CRLF)

; Disconnect
$oSsh.Disconnect