(DataFlex) SFTP Get Size of File on Server

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Demonstrates how to get the size of an existing file on the server.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoSftp
    String sHostname
    Integer iPort
    Boolean iSuccess
    Boolean iBFollowLinks
    Boolean iBIsHandle
    Integer iFileSize
    String sFileSizeStr
    String sHandle
    String sTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    // 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

    // Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
    Set ComConnectTimeoutMs Of hoSftp To 5000
    Set ComIdleTimeoutMs Of hoSftp To 10000

    // Connect to the SSH server.  
    // The standard SSH port = 22
    // The hostname may be a hostname or IP address.
    Move "sftp.example.com" To sHostname
    Move 22 To iPort
    Get ComConnect Of hoSftp sHostname iPort To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoSftp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Authenticate with the SSH server.  Chilkat SFTP supports
    // both password-based authenication as well as public-key
    // authentication.  This example uses password authenication.
    Get ComAuthenticatePw Of hoSftp "myLogin" "myPassword" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoSftp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
    Get ComInitializeSftp Of hoSftp To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoSftp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Assuming we know the file size won't be too large, we get the size as a 32-bit integer.
    // For SFTP, the remote file path is always either a path relative to the HOME directory of the user account, or an absolute path on the server.
    Move True To iBFollowLinks
    Move False To iBIsHandle
    Get ComGetFileSize32 Of hoSftp "someDir/someFile.dat" iBFollowLinks iBIsHandle To iFileSize
    If (iFileSize < 0) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoSftp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln "file size = " iFileSize

    // If the file size might be too large for a 32-bit signed integer, then get the size as a decimal string.
    // You can convert the string to a 64-bit integer in your programming language.
    Get ComGetFileSizeStr Of hoSftp "someDir/someFile.dat" iBFollowLinks iBIsHandle To sFileSizeStr
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoSftp To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoSftp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln "file size = " sFileSizeStr

    // You can alternatively get the size with an open file handle.
    Get ComOpenFile Of hoSftp "someDir/someFile.dat" "readOnly" "openExisting" To sHandle
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoSftp To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoSftp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Get the size using the handle.
    Move True To iBIsHandle
    Get ComGetFileSize32 Of hoSftp "someDir/someFile.dat" iBFollowLinks iBIsHandle To iFileSize
    If (iFileSize < 0) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoSftp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln "file size = " iFileSize

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Don't forget to close the file handle.
    // Otherwise open handles will accumulate on the server until eventually a limit
    // is reached and the server will fail on a call to OpenFile.
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Close the file.
    Get ComCloseHandle Of hoSftp sHandle To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoSftp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End



End_Procedure