(Ruby) SFTP Download all Files in a Directory

Demonstrates how to download all files in a remote directory. This example uses the SyncTreeDownload method in a non-recursive mode that forces the download of all files, regardless of date/time or size differences.

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require 'chilkat'

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

sftp = Chilkat::CkSFtp.new()

success = sftp.Connect("my-ssh-server.com",22)
if (success == true)
    success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("mySshLogin","mySshPassword")
end

if (success == true)
    success = sftp.InitializeSftp()
end

if (success != true)
    print sftp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Download all the files from the remote directory "syncDownloadTest/xml"
# into our local directory "qa_output"
# Both directories are relative paths.  The remote directory
# is relative to the HOME directory of the SSH user account.
# The local directory is relative to the current working directory of the process.
# It is also possible to use absolute paths.

remoteDir = "syncDownloadTest/xml"
localDir = "qa_output"
# Mode 0 causes SyncTreeDownload to download all files.
mode = 0
# Do not recursively descend the remote directory tree.  Just download all the files in specified directory.
recursive = false
success = sftp.SyncTreeDownload(remoteDir,localDir,mode,recursive)
if (success != true)
    print sftp.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

print "Success." + "\n";