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SCP Download Files Matching a Pattern, such as *.txt

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Demonstrates how to SCP download files matching a pattern, such as *.txt.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

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

$ssh = New-Object Chilkat.Ssh

# Connect to an SSH server:
$hostname = "MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP"
$port = 22

$success = $ssh.Connect($hostname,$port)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ssh.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
$ssh.IdleTimeoutMs = 5000

# Authenticate using login/password:
$success = $ssh.AuthenticatePw("MY-SSH-LOGIN","MY-SSH-PASSWORD")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ssh.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, use it
# in the SCP object.
$scp = New-Object Chilkat.Scp

$success = $scp.UseSsh($ssh)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($scp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$scp.HeartbeatMs = 200

# Set the SyncMustMatch property to "*.pem" to download only .pem files
$scp.SyncMustMatch = "*.pem"

$remoteDir = "qa_syncA"
$localDir = "c:/aaworkarea/scp/qa_syncA"

# Download synchronization modes:
# mode=0: Download all files
# mode=1: Download all files that do not exist on the local filesystem.
# mode=2: Download newer or non-existant files.
# mode=3: Download only newer files.  
#         If a file does not already exist on the local filesystem, it is not downloaded from the server.
# mode=5: Download only missing files or files with size differences.
# mode=6: Same as mode 5, but also download newer files.
$mode = 0

# Do not recurse the remote directory tree.  Only download files matching *.pem
# from the given remote directory.
$bRecurse = $false

$success = $scp.SyncTreeDownload($remoteDir,$localDir,$mode,$bRecurse)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($scp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("SCP download matching success.")

# Disconnect
$ssh.Disconnect()