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SCP Download Files Matching a Pattern, such as *.txt

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Demonstrates how to SCP download files matching a pattern, such as *.txt.

Chilkat DataFlex Downloads

DataFlex
Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Variant vSsh
    Handle hoSsh
    String sHostname
    Integer iPort
    Handle hoScp
    String sRemoteDir
    String sLocalDir
    Integer iMode
    Boolean iBRecurse
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatSsh)) To hoSsh
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSsh))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSsh
    End

    // Connect to an SSH server:
    Move "MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP" To sHostname
    Move 22 To iPort

    Get ComConnect Of hoSsh sHostname iPort To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoSsh To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
    Set ComIdleTimeoutMs Of hoSsh To 5000

    // Authenticate using login/password:
    Get ComAuthenticatePw Of hoSsh "MY-SSH-LOGIN" "MY-SSH-PASSWORD" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoSsh To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, use it
    // in the SCP object.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatScp)) To hoScp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoScp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoScp
    End

    Get pvComObject of hoSsh to vSsh
    Get ComUseSsh Of hoScp vSsh To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoScp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Set ComHeartbeatMs Of hoScp To 200

    // Set the SyncMustMatch property to "*.pem" to download only .pem files
    Set ComSyncMustMatch Of hoScp To "*.pem"

    Move "qa_syncA" To sRemoteDir
    Move "c:/aaworkarea/scp/qa_syncA" To sLocalDir

    // Download synchronization modes:
    // mode=0: Download all files
    // mode=1: Download all files that do not exist on the local filesystem.
    // mode=2: Download newer or non-existant files.
    // mode=3: Download only newer files.  
    //         If a file does not already exist on the local filesystem, it is not downloaded from the server.
    // mode=5: Download only missing files or files with size differences.
    // mode=6: Same as mode 5, but also download newer files.
    Move 0 To iMode

    // Do not recurse the remote directory tree.  Only download files matching *.pem
    // from the given remote directory.
    Move False To iBRecurse

    Get ComSyncTreeDownload Of hoScp sRemoteDir sLocalDir iMode iBRecurse To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoScp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln "SCP download matching success."

    // Disconnect
    Send ComDisconnect To hoSsh


End_Procedure