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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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#include <C_CkSFtpW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkSFtpW sftp;

    success = FALSE;

    // 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.

    sftp = CkSFtpW_Create();

    // Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
    CkSFtpW_putConnectTimeoutMs(sftp,15000);
    CkSFtpW_putIdleTimeoutMs(sftp,15000);

    // Connect to the SSH server.  
    success = CkSFtpW_Connect(sftp,L"sftp.example.com",22);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSFtpW_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtpW_Dispose(sftp);
        return;
    }

    // Authenticate with the SSH server.  Chilkat SFTP supports
    // both password-based authenication as well as public-key
    // authentication.  This example uses password authenication.
    success = CkSFtpW_AuthenticatePw(sftp,L"myLogin",L"myPassword");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSFtpW_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtpW_Dispose(sftp);
        return;
    }

    // After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
    success = CkSFtpW_InitializeSftp(sftp);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSFtpW_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtpW_Dispose(sftp);
        return;
    }

    // Create a new directory:
    success = CkSFtpW_CreateDir(sftp,L"myNewDir");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSFtpW_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtpW_Dispose(sftp);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Success.\n");


    CkSFtpW_Dispose(sftp);

    }