(CkPython) SFTP Write Text File

Demonstrates how to create a new text file on the remote SSH server, append text by calling WriteFileText one or more times, and then close the file.

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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(15000)

# 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 on the server for writing.
# "createTruncate" means that a new file is created; if the file already exists, it is opened and truncated. 
handle = sftp.openFile("myTest.txt","writeOnly","createTruncate")
if (sftp.get_LastMethodSuccess() != True):
    print(sftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Write some text to the file:
success = sftp.WriteFileText(handle,"ansi","abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz")
if (success != True):
    print(sftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

success = sftp.WriteFileText(handle,"ansi","1234567890")
if (success != True):
    print(sftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

success = sftp.WriteFileText(handle,"ansi","ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ")
if (success != True):
    print(sftp.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

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

print("Success.")