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SFTP Delete File

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Demonstrates how to delete a file on the remote SFTP server.

IMPORTANT: See Understanding SFTP Absolute FilePaths

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llSuccess = .F.

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

loSftp = createobject("CkSFtp")

// Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
loSftp.ConnectTimeoutMs = 5000
loSftp.IdleTimeoutMs = 10000

// Connect to the SSH server.  
// The standard SSH port = 22
// The hostname may be a hostname or IP address.
lcHostname = "sftp.example.com"
lnPort = 22
llSuccess = loSftp.Connect(lcHostname,lnPort)
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loSftp.LastErrorText
    release loSftp
    return
endif

// Authenticate with the SSH server.  Chilkat SFTP supports
// both password-based authenication as well as public-key
// authentication.  This example uses password authenication.
llSuccess = loSftp.AuthenticatePw("myLogin","myPassword")
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loSftp.LastErrorText
    release loSftp
    return
endif

// After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
llSuccess = loSftp.InitializeSftp()
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loSftp.LastErrorText
    release loSftp
    return
endif

// Delete a file on the server:

llSuccess = loSftp.RemoveFile("hamlet.xml")
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loSftp.LastErrorText
    release loSftp
    return
endif

? "File Deleted!"


release loSftp