(Tcl) SFTP Simplified Upload

Demonstrates how to upload a file to an SSH server in the simplest way -- by calling UploadFileByName and passing remote and local filepaths.

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load ./chilkat.dll

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

set sftp [new_CkSFtp]

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

# Connect to the SSH server.  
# The standard SSH port = 22
# The hostname may be a hostname or IP address.
set hostname "sftp.example.com"
set port 22
set success [CkSFtp_Connect $sftp $hostname $port]
if {$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
}

# Upload from the local file to the SSH server.
# Important -- the remote filepath is the 1st argument,
# the local filepath is the 2nd argument;
set remoteFilePath "hamlet.xml"
set localFilePath "c:/temp/hamlet.xml"

set success [CkSFtp_UploadFileByName $sftp $remoteFilePath $localFilePath]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkSFtp_lastErrorText $sftp]
    delete_CkSFtp $sftp
    exit
}

puts "Success."

delete_CkSFtp $sftp