(VB.NET) SFTP Download Files Matching a Pattern

Demonstrates how to download files in a directory matching one or more patterns (such as "*.zip" or "abc*_*0719.csv".

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

Dim sftp As New Chilkat.SFtp

Dim success As Boolean = sftp.Connect("my-ssh-server.com",22)
If (success = True) Then
    success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("mySshLogin","mySshPassword")
End If

If (success = True) Then
    success = sftp.InitializeSftp()
End If

If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(sftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' The SyncTreeDownload method can be used non-recursively to download all files matching a set of patterns.

' This example will download all files, but only those files having filenames
' that match *.csv and *.eml
sftp.SyncMustMatch = "*.eml; *.gif"

Dim remoteDir As String = "syncDownloadTest/someDir"
Dim localDir As String = "qa_output"

' mode=0: Download all matching files according to SyncMustMatch
Dim mode As Integer = 0

' do not recursively traverse the remote directory tree.
Dim recursive As Boolean = False

success = sftp.SyncTreeDownload(remoteDir,localDir,mode,recursive)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(sftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("Success.")