(Lianja) SFTP Upload and Download to a BinData Object

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Demonstrates how to SFTP upload from a BinData object, and download into a BinData object.

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// This example requires 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 and then authenticate.
lnPort = 22
llSuccess = loSftp.Connect("MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP",lnPort)
if (llSuccess = .T.) then
    llSuccess = loSftp.AuthenticatePw("MY-SSH-LOGIN","MY-SSH-PASSWORD")
    if (llSuccess = .T.) then
        llSuccess = loSftp.InitializeSftp()
    endif

endif

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

loBdA = createobject("CkBinData")
loBdA.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg")

// Upload the contents of bdA to the SSH/SFTP server.
lcRemotePath = "sftpTesting/penguins.jpg"
llSuccess = loSftp.UploadBd(loBdA,lcRemotePath)
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loSftp.LastErrorText
    release loSftp
    release loBdA
    return
endif

// Download the file..
loBdB = createobject("CkBinData")
llSuccess = loSftp.DownloadBd(lcRemotePath,loBdB)
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loSftp.LastErrorText
    release loSftp
    release loBdA
    release loBdB
    return
endif

// Verify that bdA and bdB have the exact same contents.
? "size of bdA: " + str(loBdA.NumBytes)
if (loBdA.ContentsEqual(loBdB) = .T.) then
    ? "Contents are equal. Success."
else
    ? "Contents are NOT equal.  Failed."
endif

loSftp.Disconnect()


release loSftp
release loBdA
release loBdB