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SFTP Download to Local Filesystem

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Demonstrates how to download a file from an SSH server to the local filesystem. There are no limitations on file size, and the file is streamed directly to the local filesystem. PowerShell

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

$success = $false

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

$sftp = New-Object Chilkat.SFtp

# Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
$sftp.ConnectTimeoutMs = 5000
$sftp.IdleTimeoutMs = 10000

# Connect to the SSH server.  
# The standard SSH port = 22
# The hostname may be a hostname or IP address.
$hostname = "sftp.example.com"
$port = 22
$success = $sftp.Connect($hostname,$port)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($sftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Authenticate with the SSH server.  Chilkat SFTP supports
# both password-based authenication as well as public-key
# authentication.  This example uses password authenication.
$success = $sftp.AuthenticatePw("myLogin","myPassword")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($sftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
$success = $sftp.InitializeSftp()
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($sftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Open a file on the server:
$handle = $sftp.OpenFile("hamlet.xml","readOnly","openExisting")
if ($sftp.LastMethodSuccess -ne $true) {
    $($sftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Download the file:
$success = $sftp.DownloadFile($handle,"c:/temp/hamlet.xml")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($sftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Close the file.
$success = $sftp.CloseHandle($handle)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($sftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Success.")