(PowerBuilder) SSH Execute Remote Commands

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Shows how to execute a command on an SSH server and retrieve the command output.

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Ssh
integer li_Port
integer li_Success
string ls_StrOutput

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

loo_Ssh = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Ssh" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Ssh.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Ssh")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Ssh
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

li_Port = 22
li_Success = loo_Ssh.Connect("the-ssh-server.com",li_Port)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ssh.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ssh
    return
end if

// Authenticate using login/password:
li_Success = loo_Ssh.AuthenticatePw("theSshLogin","theSshPassword")
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ssh.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ssh
    return
end if

// Send some commands and get the output.
ls_StrOutput = loo_Ssh.QuickCommand("df","ansi")
if loo_Ssh.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ssh.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ssh
    return
end if

Write-Debug "---- df ----"
Write-Debug ls_StrOutput

ls_StrOutput = loo_Ssh.QuickCommand("echo hello world","ansi")
if loo_Ssh.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ssh.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ssh
    return
end if

Write-Debug "---- echo hello world ----"
Write-Debug ls_StrOutput

ls_StrOutput = loo_Ssh.QuickCommand("date","ansi")
if loo_Ssh.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ssh.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ssh
    return
end if

Write-Debug "---- date ----"
Write-Debug ls_StrOutput

// --------------
// Sample output:

// 	---- df ----
// 	Filesystem    512-blocks      Used  Available Capacity  iused     ifree %iused  Mounted on
// 	/dev/disk2    2176716032 265736304 1910467728    13% 33281036 238808466   12%   /
// 	devfs                382       382          0   100%      662         0  100%   /dev
// 	map -hosts             0         0          0   100%        0         0  100%   /net
// 	map auto_home          0         0          0   100%        0         0  100%   /home
// 	/dev/disk3s2      374668    374668          0   100%    93665         0  100%   /Volumes/Google Chrome
// 
// 	---- echo hello world ----
// 	hello world
// 
// 	---- date ----
// 	Thu Dec 22 17:19:32 CST 2016


destroy loo_Ssh