Scp ActiveX Reference Documentation
Scp
Current Version: 10.0.0
An API for SCP over SSH. (SCP is the Secure Copy Protocol.) It is for transferring files or directory trees to or from remote servers. SCP is a simpler protocol than SFTP, and thus the functionality is more limited. However, SCP does not require that an SSH server support the SFTP subsystem. In cases where a server does not allow for SFTP, then SCP is a good choice for file transfer.
Object Creation
Note: For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Scp" instead of "Chilkat.Scp" For a specific major version, use "Chilkat.Scp.<major_version>", such as "Chilkat.Scp.10" for Chilkat v10.*.* See Chilkat ActiveX Object Creation (ASP) set obj = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Scp") (AutoIt) $obj = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Scp") (Visual Basic 6.0) Dim obj As New ChilkatScp (VBScript) set obj = CreateObject("Chilkat.Scp") (Delphi) obj := TChilkatScp.Create(Self); (FoxPro) loObject = CreateObject('Chilkat.Scp') (PowerBuilder) lole_object = create oleobject li_rc = lole_object.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Scp") (SQL Server) EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Scp', @obj OUT (Javascript) var obj = new ActiveXObject("Chilkat.Scp");
Properties
AbortCurrent
When set to 1, causes the currently running method to abort. Methods that always finish quickly (i.e.have no length file operations or network communications) are not affected. If no method is running, then this property is automatically reset to 0 when the next method is called. When the abort occurs, this property is reset to 0. Both synchronous and asynchronous method calls can be aborted. (A synchronous method call could be aborted by setting this property from a separate thread.)
topDebugLogFilePath
If set to a file path, causes each Chilkat method or property call to automatically append it's LastErrorText to the specified log file. The information is appended such that if a hang or crash occurs, it is possible to see the context in which the problem occurred, as well as a history of all Chilkat calls up to the point of the problem. The VerboseLogging property can be set to provide more detailed information.
This property is typically used for debugging the rare cases where a Chilkat method call hangs or generates an exception that halts program execution (i.e. crashes). A hang or crash should generally never happen. The typical causes of a hang are:
- a timeout related property was set to 0 to explicitly indicate that an infinite timeout is desired,
- the hang is actually a hang within an event callback (i.e. it is a hang within the application code), or
- there is an internal problem (bug) in the Chilkat code that causes the hang.
HeartbeatMs
This is the number of milliseconds between each AbortCheck event callback. The AbortCheck callback allows an application to abort any SSH operation prior to completion. If HeartbeatMs is 0 (the default), no AbortCheck event callbacks will fire.
topLastBinaryResult
The binary data returned by the last (binary data returning) method called. Only available if Chilkat.Global.KeepBinaryResult is set to 1. This provides a means for obtaining large varbinary results in the SQL Server environment (where limitations exist in getting large amounts of data returned by method calls, but where temp tables can be used for binary properties).
topLastErrorHtml
Provides information in HTML format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.
topLastErrorText
Provides information in plain-text format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.
LastErrorXml
Provides information in XML format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.
topLastMethodSuccess
Indicate whether the last method call succeeded or failed. A value of 1 indicates success, a value of 0 indicates failure. This property is automatically set for method calls. It is not modified by property accesses. The property is automatically set to indicate success for the following types of method calls:
- Any method that returns a string.
- Any method returning a Chilkat object, binary bytes, or a date/time.
- Any method returning a standard boolean status value where success = 1 and failure = 0.
- Any method returning an integer where failure is defined by a return value less than zero.
Note: Methods that do not fit the above requirements will always set this property equal to 1. For example, a method that returns no value (such as a "void" in C++) will technically always succeed.
topLastStringResult
The string return value of the last (string returning) method called. Only available if Chilkat.Global.KeepStringResult is set to 1. This provides a means for obtaining large string results in the SQL Server environment (where limitations exist in getting long strings returned by method calls, but where temp tables can be used for string properties).
LastStringResultLen
The length, in characters, of the string contained in the LastStringResult property.
topPercentDoneScale
This property is only valid in programming environment and languages that allow for event callbacks.
Sets the value to be defined as 100% complete for the purpose of PercentDone event callbacks. The defaut value of 100 means that at most 100 event PercentDone callbacks will occur in a method that (1) is event enabled and (2) is such that it is possible to measure progress as a percentage completed. This property may be set to larger numbers to get more fine-grained PercentDone callbacks. For example, setting this property equal to 1000 will provide callbacks with .1 percent granularity. For example, a value of 453 would indicate 45.3% competed. This property is clamped to a minimum value of 10, and a maximum value of 100000.
topSendEnv
A JSON string specifying environment variables that are to be set for each SCP upload or download. For example:
{ "LCS_PASSWORD": "myPassword", "SOME_ENV_VAR": "some_value", ... }
SyncedFiles
The paths of the files uploaded or downloaded in the last call to SyncUploadTree or SyncDownloadTree. The paths are listed one per line. In both cases (for upload and download) each line contains the full local file path (not the remote path).
SyncMustMatch
Can contain a wildcarded list of filename patterns separated by semicolons. For example, "*.xml; *.txt; *.csv". If set, the SyncTreeUpload and SyncTreeDownload methods will only transfer files having a filename that matches any one of these patterns.
SyncMustMatchDir
Can contain a wildcarded list of directory name patterns separated by semicolons. For example, "a*; b*; c*". If set, the SyncTreeUpload and SyncTreeDownload methods will only traverse into a directory that matches any one of these patterns.
topSyncMustNotMatch
Can contain a wildcarded list of filename patterns separated by semicolons. For example, "*.xml; *.txt; *.csv". If set, the SyncTreeUpload and SyncTreeDownload methods will not transfer files having a filename that matches any one of these patterns.
SyncMustNotMatchDir
Can contain a wildcarded list of directory name patterns separated by semicolons. For example, "a*; b*; c*". If set, the SyncTreeUpload and SyncTreeDownload methods will not traverse into a directory that matches any one of these patterns.
topUncommonOptions
This is a catch-all property to be used for uncommon needs. The default value is the empty string.
Can be set to a list of the following comma separated keywords:
- FilenameOnly - Introduced in v9.5.0.77. Set this property to the keyword "FilenameOnly" if only the filename should be used in the "scp -t" command. (LANCOM routers using SCP seem to need it.)
- ProtectFromVpn - Introduced in v9.5.0.80. On Android systems, will bypass any VPN that may be installed or active.
UnixPermOverride
When Chilkat uploads a file by SCP, the UNIX permissions of the remote file are set based on the permissions of the local file being uploaded. Usually this is OK, but in some cases the access permissions of the local file are not what is wanted for the remote file. This property can be set to an octal permissions string, such as "0644", to force the remote file permissions to this value.
The default value of this property is the empty string (remote files permissions mirror the permissions of the local file being uploaded).
topVerboseLogging
If set to 1, then the contents of LastErrorText (or LastErrorXml, or LastErrorHtml) may contain more verbose information. The default value is 0. Verbose logging should only be used for debugging. The potentially large quantity of logged information may adversely affect peformance.
topVersion
Version of the component/library, such as "9.5.0.94"
Methods
DownloadBd
Downloads a binary file from the SSH server and appends to the contents of bd.
Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.
topDownloadBdAsync (1) (2) (AutoIt) (PowerBuilder) (VBScript) (Visual Basic 6.0) (Visual FoxPro)
Creates an asynchronous task to call the DownloadBd method with the arguments provided. (Async methods are available starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.52.)
Note: Async method event callbacks happen in the background thread. Accessing and updating UI elements existing in the main thread may require special considerations.
Returns Nothing on failure
topDownloadBinary
Downloads a binary file from the SSH server and returns the contents.
Returns a zero-length byte array (as a Variant) on failure.
An empty array will have a UBound of -1 meaning 0 elements.
DownloadBinaryAsync (1) (2) (AutoIt) (PowerBuilder) (VBScript) (Visual Basic 6.0) (Visual FoxPro)
Creates an asynchronous task to call the DownloadBinary method with the arguments provided. (Async methods are available starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.52.)
Note: Async method event callbacks happen in the background thread. Accessing and updating UI elements existing in the main thread may require special considerations.
Returns Nothing on failure
topDownloadBinaryEncoded
Downloads a file from the SSH server returns the contents in an encoded string (using an encoding such as base64).
Returns Nothing on failure
DownloadBinaryEncodedAsync (1) (2) (AutoIt) (PowerBuilder) (VBScript) (Visual Basic 6.0) (Visual FoxPro)
Creates an asynchronous task to call the DownloadBinaryEncoded method with the arguments provided. (Async methods are available starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.52.)
Note: Async method event callbacks happen in the background thread. Accessing and updating UI elements existing in the main thread may require special considerations.
Returns Nothing on failure
topDownloadFile
Downloads a file from the remote SSH server to the local filesystem.
Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.
DownloadFileAsync (1) (2) (AutoIt) (PowerBuilder) (VBScript) (Visual Basic 6.0) (Visual FoxPro)
Creates an asynchronous task to call the DownloadFile method with the arguments provided. (Async methods are available starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.52.)
Note: Async method event callbacks happen in the background thread. Accessing and updating UI elements existing in the main thread may require special considerations.
Returns Nothing on failure
topDownloadString
Downloads a text file from the SSH server and returns the contents as a string.
Returns Nothing on failure
DownloadStringAsync (1) (2) (AutoIt) (PowerBuilder) (VBScript) (Visual Basic 6.0) (Visual FoxPro)
Creates an asynchronous task to call the DownloadString method with the arguments provided. (Async methods are available starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.52.)
Note: Async method event callbacks happen in the background thread. Accessing and updating UI elements existing in the main thread may require special considerations.
Returns Nothing on failure
topLoadTaskCaller
SyncTreeDownload
Downloads files from the SSH server to a local directory tree. Synchronization modes include:
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.
Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.
SyncTreeDownloadAsync (1) (2) (AutoIt) (PowerBuilder) (VBScript) (Visual Basic 6.0) (Visual FoxPro)
Creates an asynchronous task to call the SyncTreeDownload method with the arguments provided. (Async methods are available starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.52.)
Note: Async method event callbacks happen in the background thread. Accessing and updating UI elements existing in the main thread may require special considerations.
Returns Nothing on failure
topSyncTreeUpload
Uploads a directory tree from the local filesystem to the SSH server. Synchronization modes include:
mode=0: Upload all files
mode=1: Upload all files that do not exist on the FTP server.
mode=2: Upload newer or non-existant files.
mode=3: Upload only newer files. If a file does not already exist on the FTP server, it is not uploaded.
mode=4: transfer missing files or files with size differences.
mode=5: same as mode 4, but also newer files.
Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.
topSyncTreeUploadAsync (1) (2) (AutoIt) (PowerBuilder) (VBScript) (Visual Basic 6.0) (Visual FoxPro)
Creates an asynchronous task to call the SyncTreeUpload method with the arguments provided. (Async methods are available starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.52.)
Note: Async method event callbacks happen in the background thread. Accessing and updating UI elements existing in the main thread may require special considerations.
Returns Nothing on failure
topUploadBd
UploadBdAsync (1) (2) (AutoIt) (PowerBuilder) (VBScript) (Visual Basic 6.0) (Visual FoxPro)
Creates an asynchronous task to call the UploadBd method with the arguments provided. (Async methods are available starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.52.)
Note: Async method event callbacks happen in the background thread. Accessing and updating UI elements existing in the main thread may require special considerations.
Returns Nothing on failure
topUploadBinary
UploadBinaryAsync (1) (2) (AutoIt) (PowerBuilder) (VBScript) (Visual Basic 6.0) (Visual FoxPro)
Creates an asynchronous task to call the UploadBinary method with the arguments provided. (Async methods are available starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.52.)
Note: Async method event callbacks happen in the background thread. Accessing and updating UI elements existing in the main thread may require special considerations.
Returns Nothing on failure
topUploadBinaryEncoded
Uploads the binary data to a file on the remote SSH server. The binary data is passed in encoded string representation (such as base64, or hex).
Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.
UploadBinaryEncodedAsync (1) (2) (AutoIt) (PowerBuilder) (VBScript) (Visual Basic 6.0) (Visual FoxPro)
Creates an asynchronous task to call the UploadBinaryEncoded method with the arguments provided. (Async methods are available starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.52.)
Note: Async method event callbacks happen in the background thread. Accessing and updating UI elements existing in the main thread may require special considerations.
Returns Nothing on failure
topUploadFile
Uploads a file from the local filesystem to the remote SSH server.
Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.
UploadFileAsync (1) (2) (AutoIt) (PowerBuilder) (VBScript) (Visual Basic 6.0) (Visual FoxPro)
Creates an asynchronous task to call the UploadFile method with the arguments provided. (Async methods are available starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.52.)
Note: Async method event callbacks happen in the background thread. Accessing and updating UI elements existing in the main thread may require special considerations.
Returns Nothing on failure
topUploadString
Uploads the contents of a string to a file on the remote SSH server.
Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.
UploadStringAsync (1) (2) (AutoIt) (PowerBuilder) (VBScript) (Visual Basic 6.0) (Visual FoxPro)
Creates an asynchronous task to call the UploadString method with the arguments provided. (Async methods are available starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.52.)
Note: Async method event callbacks happen in the background thread. Accessing and updating UI elements existing in the main thread may require special considerations.
Returns Nothing on failure
topUseSsh
Uses the SSH connection of sshConnection for the SCP transfers. All of the connection and socket related properties, proxy properites, timeout properties, session log, etc. set on the SSH object apply to the SCP methods (because internally it is the SSH object that is used to do the work of the file transfers).
Note: There is no UnlockComponent method in the SCP class because it is the SSH object that must be unlocked. When the SSH object is not unlocked, this method will return 0 to indicate failure.
Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.
topEvents
AbortCheck
Provides the opportunity for a method call to be aborted. The AbortCheck event is fired periodically based on the value of the HeartbeatMs property. If HeartbeatMs is 0, then no AbortCheck events will fire. As an example, to fire 5 AbortCheck events per second, set the HeartbeatMs property equal to 200.
VB6 Event callback implementation:
Important: Event callbacks from asynchronous method calls are generally not possible from the ActiveX. See VB6 Async Callbacks
Dim WithEvents myScp As ChilkatScp Private Sub myScp_AbortCheck(abort As Long) 'Insert application code here. End Sub
PercentDone
Provides the percentage completed for any method that involves network communications or time-consuming processing (assuming it is a method where a percentage completion can be measured). This event is only fired when it is possible to know a percentage completion, and when it makes sense to express the operation as a percentage completed. The pctDone argument will have a value from 1 to 100. For operations (Chilkat method calls) that complete very quickly, the number of PercentDone callbacks will vary, but the final callback should have a value of 100. For long running operations, no more than one callback per percentage point will occur (for example: 1, 2, 3, ... 98, 99, 100).
The PercentDone callback counts as an AbortCheck event. For method calls that complete quickly such that PercentDone events fire, it may be that AbortCheck events don't fire because the opportunity to abort is already provided in the PercentDone callback. For time consuming operations, where the amount of time between PercentDone callbacks are long, AbortCheck callbacks may be used to allow for the operation to be aborted in a more responsive manner.
The abort output argument provides a means for aborting the operation. Setting it to 1 will cause the method to abort and return a failed status (or whatever return value indicates failure).
VB6 Event callback implementation:
Important: Event callbacks from asynchronous method calls are generally not possible from the ActiveX. See VB6 Async Callbacks
Dim WithEvents myScp As ChilkatScp Private Sub myScp_PercentDone(ByVal pctDone As Long, abort As Long) 'Insert application code here. End Sub
ProgressInfo
A general name/value event that provides information about what is happening during a method call. To find out what information is available, write code to handle this event and log the name/value pairs. Most are self-explanatory.
VB6 Event callback implementation:
Important: Event callbacks from asynchronous method calls are generally not possible from the ActiveX. See VB6 Async Callbacks
Dim WithEvents myScp As ChilkatScp Private Sub myScp_ProgressInfo(ByVal name As String, ByVal value As String) 'Insert application code here. End Sub