(Go) SFTP Upload and Download to a StringBuilder Object

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Demonstrates how to SFTP upload from a Chilkat StringBuilder object, and download into a StringBuilder 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
    }

    sbA := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    sbA.LoadFile("qa_data/hamlet.xml","utf-8")

    // Upload the contents of sbA to the SSH/SFTP server.
    bIncludeBOM := false
    remotePath := "sftpTesting/hamlet.xml"
    success = sftp.UploadSb(sbA,remotePath,"utf-8",bIncludeBOM)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(sftp.LastErrorText())
        sftp.DisposeSFtp()
        sbA.DisposeStringBuilder()
        return
    }

    // Download the file..
    sbB := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    success = sftp.DownloadSb(remotePath,"utf-8",sbB)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(sftp.LastErrorText())
        sftp.DisposeSFtp()
        sbA.DisposeStringBuilder()
        sbB.DisposeStringBuilder()
        return
    }

    // Verify that sbA and sbB have the exact same contents.
    fmt.Println("size of sbA: ", sbA.Length())
    bCaseSensitive := true
    if sbA.ContentsEqualSb(sbB,bCaseSensitive) == true {
        fmt.Println("Contents are equal. Success.")
    }
    else {
        fmt.Println("Contents are NOT equal.  Failed.")
    }

    sftp.Disconnect()

    sftp.DisposeSFtp()
    sbA.DisposeStringBuilder()
    sbB.DisposeStringBuilder()