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Delphi ActiveX

SCP Upload to a Specific Remote Directory

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Demonstrates how to upload a file using the SCP protocol (Secure Copy Protocol over SSH). The file is uploaded to a specific remote directory. It can be either a path relative to the HOME directory of the SSH user account, or an absolute path on the remote filesystem. Obviously, in both cases the SSH user account must have permission to create or overwrite a file in the specified directory.

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
ssh: TChilkatSsh;
hostname: WideString;
port: Integer;
scp: TChilkatScp;
remotePath: WideString;
localPath: WideString;

begin
success := 0;

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

ssh := TChilkatSsh.Create(Self);

// Connect to an SSH server:

// Hostname may be an IP address or hostname:
hostname := 'www.some-ssh-server.com';
port := 22;

success := ssh.Connect(hostname,port);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ssh.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
ssh.IdleTimeoutMs := 5000;

// Authenticate using login/password:
success := ssh.AuthenticatePw('myLogin','myPassword');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ssh.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, we use it
// as the underlying transport in our SCP object.
scp := TChilkatScp.Create(Self);

success := scp.UseSsh(ssh.ControlInterface);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(scp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// This uploads a file to the "uploads/text" directory relative to the HOME
// directory of the SSH user account.  For example, if the HOME directory is /home/chilkat,
// then this uploads to /home/chilkat/uploads/text/test.txt
// Note: The remote target directory must already exist on the SSH server.
remotePath := 'uploads/text/test.txt';
localPath := '/home/bob/test.txt';
success := scp.UploadFile(localPath,remotePath);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(scp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// This upload fully specifies the absolute remote path.
remotePath := '/home/chilkat/junk/abc/hamlet.xml';
localPath := '/home/bob/hamlet.xml';
success := scp.UploadFile(localPath,remotePath);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(scp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('SCP upload file success.');

// Disconnect
ssh.Disconnect();
end;