CkPython

SFTP Read Directory Listing

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Demonstrates how to download a directory listing and iterate over the files. CkPython

import sys
import chilkat

success = False

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

# Important: It is helpful to send the contents of the
# sftp.LastErrorText property when requesting support.

sftp = chilkat.CkSFtp()

# Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
sftp.put_ConnectTimeoutMs(5000)
sftp.put_IdleTimeoutMs(10000)

# Connect to the SSH server.  
# The standard SSH port = 22
# The hostname may be a hostname or IP address.
hostname = "www.my-sftp-server.com"
port = 22
success = sftp.Connect(hostname,port)
if (success == False):
    print(sftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.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 == False):
    print(sftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

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

# Open a directory on the server...
# Paths starting with a slash are "absolute", and are relative 
# to the root of the file system. Names starting with any other 
# character are relative to the user's default directory (home directory).
# A path component of ".." refers to the parent directory, 
# and "." refers to the current directory. 
handle = sftp.openDir(".")
if (sftp.get_LastMethodSuccess() == False):
    print(sftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Download the directory listing:

dirListing = chilkat.CkSFtpDir()
success = sftp.ReadDirListing(handle,dirListing)
if (success == False):
    print(sftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Close the handle for the directory listing.
success = sftp.CloseHandle(handle)
if (success == False):
    print(sftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Iterate over the files.
fileObj = chilkat.CkSFtpFile()
i = 0
n = dirListing.get_NumFilesAndDirs()
while i < n :

    success = dirListing.FileAt(i,fileObj)
    if (success == False):
        print(dirListing.lastErrorText())
        sys.exit()

    print(fileObj.filename())
    print(fileObj.fileType())
    print("Size in bytes: " + str(fileObj.get_Size32()))
    print("----")

    i = i + 1

print("Success.")