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SCP Sync Tree Upload

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Synchronize local and remote directory trees by uploading newer or missing files to the remote server.

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llSuccess = .F.

// 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

// The remoteRoot is relative to the HOME directory of the SSH user account.
lcRemoteRoot = "workspace/projectB"
lcLocalRoot = "c:/aaworkarea/scp/workspace/projectB"

// Upload synchronization modes:
// mode=0: Upload all files
// mode=1: Upload all files that do not exist on the FTP server.
// mode=2: Upload newer or non-existant files.
// mode=3: Upload only newer files.  If a file does not already exist on the FTP server, it is not uploaded.
// mode=4: transfer missing files or files with size differences.
// mode=5: same as mode 4, but also newer files.

// Additional files and directores can be excluded by setting the SyncMustNotMatch property.
// The SyncMustNotMatch patterns apply only to the final filename or directory part of a path.
// If a directory matches, then it will not be traversed in a recursive traversal.
// 
loScp.SyncMustNotMatch = "*.o;*.obj;*.log; temp"

// The SyncMustMatch property can be set to restrict the files uploaded to only those
// matching at least one pattern in a set.
loScp.SyncMustMatch = "*.cpp; *.h"

// Do the recursive sync to upload newer or non-existant files:
llBRecurse = .T.
lnMode = 2
llSuccess = loScp.SyncTreeUpload(lcLocalRoot,lcRemoteRoot,lnMode,llBRecurse)
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loScp.LastErrorText
    release loSsh
    release loScp
    return
endif

// The files actually uploaded can be examined in the SyncedFiles property.
// It is a string property that contains the relative path, one per line, of each
// file uploaded.
? "Files uploaded: "
? loScp.SyncedFiles

? "----"
? "SCP sync upload success."

// Disconnect
loSsh.Disconnect()


release loSsh
release loScp