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SCP Download Files Matching a Pattern, such as *.txt

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Demonstrates how to SCP download files matching a pattern, such as *.txt.

Chilkat Unicode C Downloads

Unicode C
#include <C_CkSshW.h>
#include <C_CkScpW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkSshW ssh;
    const wchar_t *hostname;
    int port;
    HCkScpW scp;
    const wchar_t *remoteDir;
    const wchar_t *localDir;
    int mode;
    BOOL bRecurse;

    success = FALSE;

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

    ssh = CkSshW_Create();

    // Connect to an SSH server:
    hostname = L"MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP";
    port = 22;

    success = CkSshW_Connect(ssh,hostname,port);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSshW_lastErrorText(ssh));
        CkSshW_Dispose(ssh);
        return;
    }

    // Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
    CkSshW_putIdleTimeoutMs(ssh,5000);

    // Authenticate using login/password:
    success = CkSshW_AuthenticatePw(ssh,L"MY-SSH-LOGIN",L"MY-SSH-PASSWORD");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSshW_lastErrorText(ssh));
        CkSshW_Dispose(ssh);
        return;
    }

    // Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, use it
    // in the SCP object.
    scp = CkScpW_Create();

    success = CkScpW_UseSsh(scp,ssh);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkScpW_lastErrorText(scp));
        CkSshW_Dispose(ssh);
        CkScpW_Dispose(scp);
        return;
    }

    CkScpW_putHeartbeatMs(scp,200);

    // Set the SyncMustMatch property to "*.pem" to download only .pem files
    CkScpW_putSyncMustMatch(scp,L"*.pem");

    remoteDir = L"qa_syncA";
    localDir = L"c:/aaworkarea/scp/qa_syncA";

    // Download synchronization modes:
    // mode=0: Download all files
    // mode=1: Download all files that do not exist on the local filesystem.
    // mode=2: Download newer or non-existant files.
    // mode=3: Download only newer files.  
    //         If a file does not already exist on the local filesystem, it is not downloaded from the server.
    // mode=5: Download only missing files or files with size differences.
    // mode=6: Same as mode 5, but also download newer files.
    mode = 0;

    // Do not recurse the remote directory tree.  Only download files matching *.pem
    // from the given remote directory.
    bRecurse = FALSE;

    success = CkScpW_SyncTreeDownload(scp,remoteDir,localDir,mode,bRecurse);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkScpW_lastErrorText(scp));
        CkSshW_Dispose(ssh);
        CkScpW_Dispose(scp);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"SCP download matching success.\n");

    // Disconnect
    CkSshW_Disconnect(ssh);


    CkSshW_Dispose(ssh);
    CkScpW_Dispose(scp);

    }