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SCP Sync Tree Download

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Synchronize local and remote directory trees by downloading newer or missing files from the remote server.

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VBScript
Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

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

set ssh = CreateObject("Chilkat.Ssh")

' Connect to an SSH server:

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

success = ssh.Connect(hostname,port)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(ssh.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
ssh.IdleTimeoutMs = 5000

' Authenticate using login/password:
success = ssh.AuthenticatePw("myLogin","myPassword")
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(ssh.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, we use it
' in our SCP object.
set scp = CreateObject("Chilkat.Scp")

success = scp.UseSsh(ssh)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(scp.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

remoteRoot = "workspace/php"
localRoot = "c:/aaworkarea/scp/workspace/php"

' Download synchronization modes:
' mode=0: Download all files
' mode=1: Download all files that do not exist on the local filesystem.
' mode=2: Download newer or non-existant files.
' mode=3: Download only newer files.  
'         If a file does not already exist on the local filesystem, it is not downloaded from the server.
' mode=5: Download only missing files or files with size differences.
' mode=6: Same as mode 5, but also download newer files.
mode = 2

' Sync the entire tree by using recursion.
bRecurse = 1

success = scp.SyncTreeDownload(remoteRoot,localRoot,mode,bRecurse)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(scp.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine("SCP sync download success.")

' Disconnect
ssh.Disconnect 

outFile.Close