(Unicode C) SSH Commands to Cisco Switch

Demonstrates how to establish an SSH session with a Cisco switch (or something similar) and send commands in a device console session.

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#include <C_CkSshW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkSshW ssh;
    BOOL success;
    int channelNum;

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

    ssh = CkSshW_Create();

    success = CkSshW_Connect(ssh,L"172.16.16.100",22);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSshW_lastErrorText(ssh));
        CkSshW_Dispose(ssh);
        return;
    }

    // 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;
    }

    // Start a shell session.
    channelNum = CkSshW_QuickShell(ssh);
    if (channelNum < 0) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSshW_lastErrorText(ssh));
        CkSshW_Dispose(ssh);
        return;
    }

    // If the CISCO switch returns a prompt with "#", then read until we get the prompt.
    // (It's not actually required that we do this, but it helps to know that all is OK at this point..)
    success = CkSshW_ChannelReceiveUntilMatch(ssh,channelNum,L"#",L"utf-8",TRUE);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSshW_lastErrorText(ssh));
        CkSshW_Dispose(ssh);
        return;
    }

    // Show what we received so far:
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSshW_getReceivedText(ssh,channelNum,L"utf-8"));

    // Send a "show clock" command.
    success = CkSshW_ChannelSendString(ssh,channelNum,L"show clock\n",L"utf-8");

    // Read the output to the next interactive prompt.
    success = CkSshW_ChannelReceiveUntilMatch(ssh,channelNum,L"#",L"utf-8",TRUE);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSshW_lastErrorText(ssh));
        CkSshW_Dispose(ssh);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSshW_getReceivedText(ssh,channelNum,L"utf-8"));

    // Send another command and get the output, and so on...
    success = CkSshW_ChannelSendString(ssh,channelNum,L"some other command\n",L"utf-8");
    success = CkSshW_ChannelReceiveUntilMatch(ssh,channelNum,L"#",L"utf-8",TRUE);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSshW_lastErrorText(ssh));
        CkSshW_Dispose(ssh);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSshW_getReceivedText(ssh,channelNum,L"utf-8"));

    CkSshW_Disconnect(ssh);


    CkSshW_Dispose(ssh);

    }