(Go) SFTP Upload and Download to a BinData Object

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Demonstrates how to SFTP upload from a BinData object, and download into a BinData object.

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

    sftp := chilkat.NewSFtp()

    var success bool

    // Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
    sftp.SetConnectTimeoutMs(5000)
    sftp.SetIdleTimeoutMs(10000)

    // Connect to the SSH server and then authenticate.
    port := 22
    success = sftp.Connect("MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP",port)
    if success == true {
        success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("MY-SSH-LOGIN","MY-SSH-PASSWORD")
        if success == true {
            success = sftp.InitializeSftp()
        }

    }

    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(sftp.LastErrorText())
        sftp.DisposeSFtp()
        return
    }

    bdA := chilkat.NewBinData()
    bdA.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg")

    // Upload the contents of bdA to the SSH/SFTP server.
    remotePath := "sftpTesting/penguins.jpg"
    success = sftp.UploadBd(bdA,remotePath)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(sftp.LastErrorText())
        sftp.DisposeSFtp()
        bdA.DisposeBinData()
        return
    }

    // Download the file..
    bdB := chilkat.NewBinData()
    success = sftp.DownloadBd(remotePath,bdB)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(sftp.LastErrorText())
        sftp.DisposeSFtp()
        bdA.DisposeBinData()
        bdB.DisposeBinData()
        return
    }

    // Verify that bdA and bdB have the exact same contents.
    fmt.Println("size of bdA: ", bdA.NumBytes())
    if bdA.ContentsEqual(bdB) == true {
        fmt.Println("Contents are equal. Success.")
    }
    else {
        fmt.Println("Contents are NOT equal.  Failed.")
    }

    sftp.Disconnect()

    sftp.DisposeSFtp()
    bdA.DisposeBinData()
    bdB.DisposeBinData()