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SFTP Fsync -- Flush an Open File on the Server

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Demonstrates how to flush the contents of an open file on the server. This example only works for servers that implement the fsync@openssh.com extension.

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

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

sftp = chilkat2.SFtp()

# Pass a domain or IP address..
success = sftp.Connect("my-sftp-server.com",22)
if (success == True):
    success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("mySFtpLogin","mySFtpPassword")

if (success == True):
    success = sftp.InitializeSftp()

if (success != True):
    print(sftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Open a file on the server for writing.
handle = sftp.OpenFile("myTest.txt","writeOnly","createTruncate")
if (sftp.LastMethodSuccess != True):
    print(sftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Write some text to the file:
success = sftp.WriteFileText(handle,"ansi","abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz")
if (success != True):
    print(sftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Make sure the server flushes what we wrote to the disk..
# (this is requires a server that implements the fsync@openssh.com SFTP protocol extension)
success = sftp.Fsync(handle)
if (success != True):
    print(sftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# ....
# ....

success = sftp.WriteFileText(handle,"ansi","ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ")
if (success != True):
    print(sftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Close the file.
success = sftp.CloseHandle(handle)
if (success != True):
    print(sftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("Success.")