(CkPython) SFTP Get File Date/Times in Different Formats

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Demonstrates how to get remote file date/times in different formats.

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import sys
import chilkat

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

sftp = chilkat.CkSFtp()

# Connect to the SSH server.  
hostname = "my-sftp-server.com"
port = 22
success = sftp.Connect(hostname,port)
if (success != True):
    print(sftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Authenticate with the SSH server. 
success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("myLogin","myPassword")
if (success != True):
    print(sftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
success = sftp.InitializeSftp()
if (success != True):
    print(sftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Open a directory on the server...
# This example opens the "junk" directory located under the HOME directory of the SSH user account.
handle = sftp.openDir("junk")
if (sftp.get_LastMethodSuccess() != True):
    print(sftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Download the directory listing:
# dirListing is a CkSFtpDir
dirListing = sftp.ReadDir(handle)
if (sftp.get_LastMethodSuccess() != True):
    print(sftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Close the directory handle
success = sftp.CloseHandle(handle)
if (success != True):
    print(sftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Iterate over the files.
# Examine each filename and indicate those that match *FICHERO*.pdf
# (i.e. the filename contains the word "FICHERO" and ends in ".pdf")
i = 0
n = dirListing.get_NumFilesAndDirs()
sbFilename = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
caseSensitive = False
bLocalDateTime = False
while i < n :
    # fileObj is a CkSFtpFile
    fileObj = dirListing.GetFileObject(i)
    print(fileObj.filename())

    # Get the last-modified date/time
    # dt is a CkDateTime
    dt = fileObj.GetLastModifiedDt()

    # Get the date/time in any format offered by the CkDateTime object.

    # such as Wed, 18 Oct 2017 09:08:21 GMT
    print("RFC822 format: " + dt.getAsRfc822(bLocalDateTime))

    # such as 1990-12-31T23:59:60Z
    print("Timestamp: " + dt.getAsTimestamp(bLocalDateTime))

    # Such as: "02/16/2008 12:15:12"  where hour is 0 to 23.
    print("RFC822 format: " + dt.getAsIso8601("MM/DD/YYYY hh:mm:ss",bLocalDateTime))

    i = i + 1

print("Success.")