(C#) SFTP Upload and Download to a BinData Object

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

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

Chilkat.SFtp sftp = new Chilkat.SFtp();

bool success;

// Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
sftp.ConnectTimeoutMs = 5000;
sftp.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) {
    Debug.WriteLine(sftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.BinData bdA = new Chilkat.BinData();
bdA.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg");

// Upload the contents of bdA to the SSH/SFTP server.
string remotePath = "sftpTesting/penguins.jpg";
success = sftp.UploadBd(bdA,remotePath);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(sftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Download the file..
Chilkat.BinData bdB = new Chilkat.BinData();
success = sftp.DownloadBd(remotePath,bdB);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(sftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Verify that bdA and bdB have the exact same contents.
Debug.WriteLine("size of bdA: " + Convert.ToString(bdA.NumBytes));
if (bdA.ContentsEqual(bdB) == true) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Contents are equal. Success.");
}
else {
    Debug.WriteLine("Contents are NOT equal.  Failed.");
}

sftp.Disconnect();