(Objective-C) SCP Upload File

Demonstrates how to upload a file using the SCP protocol (Secure Copy Protocol over SSH).

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#import <CkoSsh.h>
#import <NSString.h>
#import <CkoScp.h>

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

CkoSsh *ssh = [[CkoSsh alloc] init];

// Connect to an SSH server:
NSString *hostname = 0;
int port;

// Hostname may be an IP address or hostname:
hostname = @"www.some-ssh-server.com";
port = 22;

BOOL success = [ssh Connect: hostname port: [NSNumber numberWithInt: port]];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",ssh.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
ssh.IdleTimeoutMs = [NSNumber numberWithInt:5000];

// Authenticate using login/password:
success = [ssh AuthenticatePw: @"myLogin" password: @"myPassword"];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",ssh.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, we use it
// as the underlying transport in our SCP object.
CkoScp *scp = [[CkoScp alloc] init];

success = [scp UseSsh: ssh];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",scp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSString *remotePath = @"test.txt";
NSString *localPath = @"/home/bob/test.txt";
success = [scp UploadFile: localPath remotePath: remotePath];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",scp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@",@"SCP upload file success.");

// Disconnect
[ssh Disconnect];