Node.js

SFTP Download Files Matching a Pattern

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Demonstrates how to download files in a directory matching one or more patterns (such as "*.zip" or "abc*_*0719.csv". Node.js

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var sftp = new chilkat.SFtp();

    success = sftp.Connect("my-ssh-server.com",22);
    if (success == true) {
        success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("mySshLogin","mySshPassword");
    }

    if (success == true) {
        success = sftp.InitializeSftp();
    }

    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  The SyncTreeDownload method can be used non-recursively to download all files matching a set of patterns.

    //  This example will download all files, but only those files having filenames
    //  that match *.csv and *.eml
    sftp.SyncMustMatch = "*.eml; *.gif";

    var remoteDir = "syncDownloadTest/someDir";
    var localDir = "qa_output";

    //  mode=0: Download all matching files according to SyncMustMatch
    var mode = 0;

    //  do not recursively traverse the remote directory tree.
    var recursive = false;

    success = sftp.SyncTreeDownload(remoteDir,localDir,mode,recursive);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Success.");

}

chilkatExample();