(Lianja) SFTP HardLink - Create a Hard Link using the hardlink@openssh.com Extension

Demonstrates how to create a hard link on the SFTP server using the hardlink@openssh.com extension. Note: This only works on servers supporting the hardlink@openssh.com extension.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.71 or greater.

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

loSftp = createobject("CkSFtp")

// Pass a domain or IP address..
llSuccess = loSftp.Connect("my-sftp-server.com",22)
if (llSuccess = .T.) then
    llSuccess = loSftp.AuthenticatePw("mySFtpLogin","mySFtpPassword")
endif

if (llSuccess = .T.) then
    llSuccess = loSftp.InitializeSftp()
endif

if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loSftp.LastErrorText
    release loSftp
    return
endif

// Create a hard link on the server.
// We'll create the hard link named "somefile2.txt" in our HOME directory
// which links to the file somefile.txt also in our HOME directory.
llSuccess = loSftp.HardLink("somefile.txt","somefile2.txt")
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loSftp.LastErrorText
    release loSftp
    return
endif

? "Successfully created hard link."


release loSftp