(Lianja) SCP Download File

Demonstrates how to download a file using the SCP protocol (Secure Copy Protocol over SSH).

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

loSsh = createobject("CkSsh")

// Hostname may be an IP address or hostname:
lcHostname = "www.some-ssh-server.com"
lnPort = 22

// Connect to an SSH server:
llSuccess = loSsh.Connect(lcHostname,lnPort)
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loSsh.LastErrorText
    release loSsh
    return
endif

// Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
loSsh.IdleTimeoutMs = 5000

// Authenticate using login/password:
llSuccess = loSsh.AuthenticatePw("myLogin","myPassword")
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loSsh.LastErrorText
    release loSsh
    return
endif

// Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, we use it
// in our SCP object.
loScp = createobject("CkScp")

llSuccess = loScp.UseSsh(loSsh)
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loScp.LastErrorText
    release loSsh
    release loScp
    return
endif

lcRemotePath = "test.txt"
lcLocalPath = "/home/bob/test.txt"
llSuccess = loScp.DownloadFile(lcRemotePath,lcLocalPath)
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loScp.LastErrorText
    release loSsh
    release loScp
    return
endif

? "SCP download file success."

// Disconnect
loSsh.Disconnect()


release loSsh
release loScp