(Delphi ActiveX) SFTP Fsync -- Flush an Open File on the Server

Demonstrates how to flush the contents of an open file on the server. This example only works for servers that implement the fsync@openssh.com extension.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.71 or later.

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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
sftp: TChilkatSFtp;
success: Integer;
handle: WideString;

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

sftp := TChilkatSFtp.Create(Self);

// Pass a domain or IP address..
success := sftp.Connect('my-sftp-server.com',22);
if (success = 1) then
  begin
    success := sftp.AuthenticatePw('mySFtpLogin','mySFtpPassword');
  end;
if (success = 1) then
  begin
    success := sftp.InitializeSftp();
  end;
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Open a file on the server for writing.
handle := sftp.OpenFile('myTest.txt','writeOnly','createTruncate');
if (sftp.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Write some text to the file:
success := sftp.WriteFileText(handle,'ansi','abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Make sure the server flushes what we wrote to the disk..
// (this is requires a server that implements the fsync@openssh.com SFTP protocol extension)
success := sftp.Fsync(handle);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// ....
// ....

success := sftp.WriteFileText(handle,'ansi','ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Close the file.
success := sftp.CloseHandle(handle);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

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