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

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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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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Sftp
string ls_Path

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Sftp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Sftp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.SFtp")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Sftp
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// Pass a domain or IP address..
li_Success = loo_Sftp.Connect("my-sftp-server.com",22)
if li_Success = 1 then
    li_Success = loo_Sftp.AuthenticatePw("mySFtpLogin","mySFtpPassword")
end if

if li_Success = 1 then
    li_Success = loo_Sftp.InitializeSftp()
end if

if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Sftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Sftp
    return
end if

// 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:
ls_Path = loo_Sftp.ReadLink("sshd_config")
if loo_Sftp.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Sftp.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Sftp
    return
end if

Write-Debug "symlink target path = " + ls_Path

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


destroy loo_Sftp