(CkPython) SFTP Upload from Local Filesystem

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

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import sys
import chilkat

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

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 = "sftp.example.com"
port = 22
success = sftp.Connect(hostname,port)
if (success != True):
    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 != 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 file for writing on the SSH server.
# If the file already exists, it is overwritten.
# (Specify "createNew" instead of "createTruncate" to
# prevent overwriting existing files.)
handle = sftp.openFile("hamlet.xml","writeOnly","createTruncate")
if (sftp.get_LastMethodSuccess() != True):
    print(sftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Upload from the local file to the SSH server.
success = sftp.UploadFile(handle,"c:/temp/hamlet.xml")
if (success != True):
    print(sftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This is important.  You must close the handle on the server.
# Otherwise open handles will accumulate on the server until eventually a limit
# is reached and the server will fail on a call to OpenFile.
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

print("Success.")