(C++) SFTP Upload and Download to a StringBuilder Object

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Demonstrates how to SFTP upload from a Chilkat StringBuilder object, and download into a StringBuilder object.

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#include <CkSFtp.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>

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

    CkSFtp sftp;

    bool success;

    // Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
    sftp.put_ConnectTimeoutMs(5000);
    sftp.put_IdleTimeoutMs(10000);

    // Connect to the SSH server and then authenticate.
    int port = 22;
    success = sftp.Connect("MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP",port);
    if (success == true) {
        success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("MY-SSH-LOGIN","MY-SSH-PASSWORD");
        if (success == true) {
            success = sftp.InitializeSftp();
        }

    }

    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << sftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkStringBuilder sbA;
    sbA.LoadFile("qa_data/hamlet.xml","utf-8");

    // Upload the contents of sbA to the SSH/SFTP server.
    bool bIncludeBOM = false;
    const char *remotePath = "sftpTesting/hamlet.xml";
    success = sftp.UploadSb(sbA,remotePath,"utf-8",bIncludeBOM);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << sftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Download the file..
    CkStringBuilder sbB;
    success = sftp.DownloadSb(remotePath,"utf-8",sbB);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << sftp.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Verify that sbA and sbB have the exact same contents.
    std::cout << "size of sbA: " << sbA.get_Length() << "\r\n";
    bool bCaseSensitive = true;
    if (sbA.ContentsEqualSb(sbB,bCaseSensitive) == true) {
        std::cout << "Contents are equal. Success." << "\r\n";
    }
    else {
        std::cout << "Contents are NOT equal.  Failed." << "\r\n";
    }

    sftp.Disconnect();
    }