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SFTP Download all Files in a Directory

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Demonstrates how to download all files in a remote directory. This example uses the SyncTreeDownload method in a non-recursive mode that forces the download of all files, regardless of date/time or size differences. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoSftp
    String sRemoteDir
    String sLocalDir
    Integer iMode
    Boolean iRecursive
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatSFtp)) To hoSftp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSftp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSftp
    End

    Get ComConnect Of hoSftp "my-ssh-server.com" 22 To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = True) Begin
        Get ComAuthenticatePw Of hoSftp "mySshLogin" "mySshPassword" To iSuccess
    End

    If (iSuccess = True) Begin
        Get ComInitializeSftp Of hoSftp To iSuccess
    End

    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoSftp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Download all the files from the remote directory "syncDownloadTest/xml"
    // into our local directory "qa_output"
    // Both directories are relative paths.  The remote directory
    // is relative to the HOME directory of the SSH user account.
    // The local directory is relative to the current working directory of the process.
    // It is also possible to use absolute paths.

    Move "syncDownloadTest/xml" To sRemoteDir
    Move "qa_output" To sLocalDir
    // Mode 0 causes SyncTreeDownload to download all files.
    Move 0 To iMode
    // Do not recursively descend the remote directory tree.  Just download all the files in specified directory.
    Move False To iRecursive
    Get ComSyncTreeDownload Of hoSftp sRemoteDir sLocalDir iMode iRecursive To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoSftp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln "Success."


End_Procedure