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SFTP ReadLink - Get the Target of a Symbolic Link on the Server

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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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Local $bSuccess = False

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

$oSftp = ObjCreate("Chilkat.SFtp")

; Pass a domain or IP address..
$bSuccess = $oSftp.Connect("my-sftp-server.com",22)
If ($bSuccess = True) Then
    $bSuccess = $oSftp.AuthenticatePw("mySFtpLogin","mySFtpPassword")
EndIf

If ($bSuccess = True) Then
    $bSuccess = $oSftp.InitializeSftp()
EndIf

If ($bSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oSftp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

; 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:
Local $sPath = $oSftp.ReadLink("sshd_config")
If ($oSftp.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oSftp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

ConsoleWrite("symlink target path = " & $sPath & @CRLF)

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