(Delphi ActiveX) SSH Execute Remote Commands

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Shows how to execute a command on an SSH server and retrieve the command output.

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;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
ssh: TChilkatSsh;
port: Integer;
success: Integer;
strOutput: WideString;

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

ssh := TChilkatSsh.Create(Self);

port := 22;
success := ssh.Connect('the-ssh-server.com',port);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ssh.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

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

// Send some commands and get the output.
strOutput := ssh.QuickCommand('df','ansi');
if (ssh.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ssh.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;
Memo1.Lines.Add('---- df ----');
Memo1.Lines.Add(strOutput);

strOutput := ssh.QuickCommand('echo hello world','ansi');
if (ssh.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ssh.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;
Memo1.Lines.Add('---- echo hello world ----');
Memo1.Lines.Add(strOutput);

strOutput := ssh.QuickCommand('date','ansi');
if (ssh.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ssh.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;
Memo1.Lines.Add('---- date ----');
Memo1.Lines.Add(strOutput);

// --------------
// Sample output:

// 	---- df ----
// 	Filesystem    512-blocks      Used  Available Capacity  iused     ifree %iused  Mounted on
// 	/dev/disk2    2176716032 265736304 1910467728    13% 33281036 238808466   12%   /
// 	devfs                382       382          0   100%      662         0  100%   /dev
// 	map -hosts             0         0          0   100%        0         0  100%   /net
// 	map auto_home          0         0          0   100%        0         0  100%   /home
// 	/dev/disk3s2      374668    374668          0   100%    93665         0  100%   /Volumes/Google Chrome
// 
// 	---- echo hello world ----
// 	hello world
// 
// 	---- date ----
// 	Thu Dec 22 17:19:32 CST 2016
end;