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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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IncludeFile "CkSsh.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

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

    ssh.i = CkSsh::ckCreate()
    If ssh.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    port.i = 22
    success = CkSsh::ckConnect(ssh,"the-ssh-server.com",port)
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkSsh::ckLastErrorText(ssh)
        CkSsh::ckDispose(ssh)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Authenticate using login/password:
    success = CkSsh::ckAuthenticatePw(ssh,"theSshLogin","theSshPassword")
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkSsh::ckLastErrorText(ssh)
        CkSsh::ckDispose(ssh)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Send some commands and get the output.
    strOutput.s = CkSsh::ckQuickCommand(ssh,"df","ansi")
    If CkSsh::ckLastMethodSuccess(ssh) <> 1
        Debug CkSsh::ckLastErrorText(ssh)
        CkSsh::ckDispose(ssh)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug "---- df ----"
    Debug strOutput

    strOutput = CkSsh::ckQuickCommand(ssh,"echo hello world","ansi")
    If CkSsh::ckLastMethodSuccess(ssh) <> 1
        Debug CkSsh::ckLastErrorText(ssh)
        CkSsh::ckDispose(ssh)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug "---- echo hello world ----"
    Debug strOutput

    strOutput = CkSsh::ckQuickCommand(ssh,"date","ansi")
    If CkSsh::ckLastMethodSuccess(ssh) <> 1
        Debug CkSsh::ckLastErrorText(ssh)
        CkSsh::ckDispose(ssh)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug "---- date ----"
    Debug 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


    CkSsh::ckDispose(ssh)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure