(VB.NET) SFTP Upload and Download to a BinData Object

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Demonstrates how to SFTP upload from a BinData object, and download into a BinData object.

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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

' Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
sftp.ConnectTimeoutMs = 5000
sftp.IdleTimeoutMs = 10000

' Connect to the SSH server and then authenticate.
Dim port As Integer = 22
success = sftp.Connect("MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP",port)
If (success = True) Then
    success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("MY-SSH-LOGIN","MY-SSH-PASSWORD")
    If (success = True) Then
        success = sftp.InitializeSftp()
    End If

End If

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



Dim bdA As New Chilkat.BinData
bdA.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg")

' Upload the contents of bdA to the SSH/SFTP server.
Dim remotePath As String = "sftpTesting/penguins.jpg"
success = sftp.UploadBd(bdA,remotePath)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(sftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Download the file..
Dim bdB As New Chilkat.BinData
success = sftp.DownloadBd(remotePath,bdB)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(sftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Verify that bdA and bdB have the exact same contents.
Debug.WriteLine("size of bdA: " & bdA.NumBytes)
If (bdA.ContentsEqual(bdB) = True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Contents are equal. Success.")
Else
    Debug.WriteLine("Contents are NOT equal.  Failed.")
End If


sftp.Disconnect()