(Lianja) SFTP ReadLink - Get the Target of a Symbolic Link on the Server

Demonstrates how to retrieve the target of a symbolic link on the SFTP server.

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

// In this example, the we already have a symbolic link named "sshd_config"
// in our SSH/SFTP user account's HOME directory.  Get the target of this link:
lcPath = loSftp.ReadLink("sshd_config")
if (loSftp.LastMethodSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loSftp.LastErrorText
    release loSftp
    return
endif

? "symlink target path = " + lcPath

// Output is:  
// symlink target path = /etc/ssh/sshd_confi


release loSftp