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SCP Sync Tree Upload

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Synchronize local and remote directory trees by uploading newer or missing files to the remote server.

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#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 *remoteRoot;
    const wchar_t *localRoot;
    BOOL bRecurse;
    int mode;

    success = FALSE;

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

    ssh = CkSshW_Create();

    // Hostname may be an IP address or hostname:
    hostname = L"www.some-ssh-server.com";
    port = 22;

    // Connect to an SSH server:
    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"myLogin",L"myPassword");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSshW_lastErrorText(ssh));
        CkSshW_Dispose(ssh);
        return;
    }

    // Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, we use it
    // in our 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;
    }

    // The remoteRoot is relative to the HOME directory of the SSH user account.
    remoteRoot = L"workspace/projectB";
    localRoot = L"c:/aaworkarea/scp/workspace/projectB";

    // Upload synchronization modes:
    // mode=0: Upload all files
    // mode=1: Upload all files that do not exist on the FTP server.
    // mode=2: Upload newer or non-existant files.
    // mode=3: Upload only newer files.  If a file does not already exist on the FTP server, it is not uploaded.
    // mode=4: transfer missing files or files with size differences.
    // mode=5: same as mode 4, but also newer files.

    // Additional files and directores can be excluded by setting the SyncMustNotMatch property.
    // The SyncMustNotMatch patterns apply only to the final filename or directory part of a path.
    // If a directory matches, then it will not be traversed in a recursive traversal.
    // 
    CkScpW_putSyncMustNotMatch(scp,L"*.o;*.obj;*.log; temp");

    // The SyncMustMatch property can be set to restrict the files uploaded to only those
    // matching at least one pattern in a set.
    CkScpW_putSyncMustMatch(scp,L"*.cpp; *.h");

    // Do the recursive sync to upload newer or non-existant files:
    bRecurse = TRUE;
    mode = 2;
    success = CkScpW_SyncTreeUpload(scp,localRoot,remoteRoot,mode,bRecurse);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkScpW_lastErrorText(scp));
        CkSshW_Dispose(ssh);
        CkScpW_Dispose(scp);
        return;
    }

    // The files actually uploaded can be examined in the SyncedFiles property.
    // It is a string property that contains the relative path, one per line, of each
    // file uploaded.
    wprintf(L"Files uploaded: \n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkScpW_syncedFiles(scp));

    wprintf(L"----\n");
    wprintf(L"SCP sync upload success.\n");

    // Disconnect
    CkSshW_Disconnect(ssh);


    CkSshW_Dispose(ssh);
    CkScpW_Dispose(scp);

    }