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SFTP Create Directory

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Demonstrates how to create a new directory on the remote SFTP server.

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Tcl

load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

# This example assumes 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.

set sftp [new_CkSFtp]

# Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
CkSFtp_put_ConnectTimeoutMs $sftp 15000
CkSFtp_put_IdleTimeoutMs $sftp 15000

# Connect to the SSH server.  
set success [CkSFtp_Connect $sftp "sftp.example.com" 22]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkSFtp_lastErrorText $sftp]
    delete_CkSFtp $sftp
    exit
}

# Authenticate with the SSH server.  Chilkat SFTP supports
# both password-based authenication as well as public-key
# authentication.  This example uses password authenication.
set success [CkSFtp_AuthenticatePw $sftp "myLogin" "myPassword"]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkSFtp_lastErrorText $sftp]
    delete_CkSFtp $sftp
    exit
}

# After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
set success [CkSFtp_InitializeSftp $sftp]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkSFtp_lastErrorText $sftp]
    delete_CkSFtp $sftp
    exit
}

# Create a new directory:
set success [CkSFtp_CreateDir $sftp "myNewDir"]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkSFtp_lastErrorText $sftp]
    delete_CkSFtp $sftp
    exit
}

puts "Success."

delete_CkSFtp $sftp