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SCP Download File

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Demonstrates how to download a file using the SCP protocol (Secure Copy Protocol over SSH). Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oSsh
LOCAL cHostname
LOCAL nPort
LOCAL oScp
LOCAL cRemotePath
LOCAL cLocalPath

nSuccess := 0

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

oSsh := CreateObject("Chilkat.Ssh")

//  Hostname may be an IP address or hostname:
cHostname := "www.some-ssh-server.com"
nPort := 22

//  Connect to an SSH server:
nSuccess := oSsh:Connect(cHostname, nPort)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oSsh:LastErrorText
    oSsh:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
oSsh:IdleTimeoutMs := 5000

//  Authenticate using login/password:
nSuccess := oSsh:AuthenticatePw("myLogin", "myPassword")
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oSsh:LastErrorText
    oSsh:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, we use it
//  in our SCP object.
oScp := CreateObject("Chilkat.Scp")

nSuccess := oScp:UseSsh(oSsh)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oScp:LastErrorText
    oSsh:destroy()
    oScp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

cRemotePath := "test.txt"
cLocalPath := "/home/bob/test.txt"
nSuccess := oScp:DownloadFile(cRemotePath, cLocalPath)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oScp:LastErrorText
    oSsh:destroy()
    oScp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "SCP download file success."

//  Disconnect
oSsh:Disconnect()

oSsh:destroy()
oScp:destroy()