(Delphi ActiveX) SFTP Download Files Matching a Pattern

Demonstrates how to download files in a directory matching one or more patterns (such as "*.zip" or "abc*_*0719.csv".

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the ActiveX DLL.

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
sftp: TChilkatSFtp;
success: Integer;
remoteDir: WideString;
localDir: WideString;
mode: Integer;
recursive: Integer;

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

sftp := TChilkatSFtp.Create(Self);

success := sftp.Connect('my-ssh-server.com',22);
if (success = 1) then
  begin
    success := sftp.AuthenticatePw('mySshLogin','mySshPassword');
  end;
if (success = 1) then
  begin
    success := sftp.InitializeSftp();
  end;
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// The SyncTreeDownload method can be used non-recursively to download all files matching a set of patterns.

// This example will download all files, but only those files having filenames
// that match *.csv and *.eml
sftp.SyncMustMatch := '*.eml; *.gif';

remoteDir := 'syncDownloadTest/someDir';
localDir := 'qa_output';

// mode=0: Download all matching files according to SyncMustMatch
mode := 0;

// do not recursively traverse the remote directory tree.
recursive := 0;

success := sftp.SyncTreeDownload(remoteDir,localDir,mode,recursive);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success.');
end;