SFtpFile DataFlex Reference Documentation

SFtpFile

Current Version: 10.1.0

Represents a remote SFTP file.

Object Creation

// (Dataflex programs use the 32-bit Chilkat ActiveX)
Handle hoSFtpFile
Get Create(RefClass(cComChilkatSFtpFile)) to hoSFtpFile

Properties

CreateTimeStr
Function ComCreateTimeStr Returns String

The same as the CreateTime property, but returns the date/time as an RFC822 formatted string.

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Filename
Function ComFilename Returns String

The filename (or directory name, symbolic link name, etc.)

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FileType
Function ComFileType Returns String

One of the following values:

  regular
  directory
  symLink
  special
  unknown
  socket
  charDevice
  blockDevice
  fifo

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Gid
Function ComGid Returns Integer

The integer Group ID of the file.

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Group
Function ComGroup Returns String

The group ownership of the file. This property is only supported by servers running SFTP v4 or later.

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IsAppendOnly
Function ComIsAppendOnly Returns Boolean

If True, this file may only be appended. This property is only supported by servers running SFTP v6 or later.

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IsArchive
Function ComIsArchive Returns Boolean

If True, the file should be included in backup / archive operations. This property is only supported by servers running SFTP v6 or later.

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IsCaseInsensitive
Function ComIsCaseInsensitive Returns Boolean

This attribute applies only to directories. This attribute means that files and directory names in this directory should be compared without regard to case. This property is only supported by servers running SFTP v6 or later.

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IsCompressed
Function ComIsCompressed Returns Boolean

The file is stored on disk using file-system level transparent compression. This flag does not affect the file data on the wire. This property is only supported by servers running SFTP v6 or later.

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IsDirectory
Function ComIsDirectory Returns Boolean

If True, this is a directory.

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IsEncrypted
Function ComIsEncrypted Returns Boolean

The file is stored on disk using file-system level transparent encryption. This flag does not affect the file data on the wire (for either READ or WRITE requests.) This property is only supported by servers running SFTP v6 or later.

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IsHidden
Function ComIsHidden Returns Boolean

If True, the file SHOULD NOT be shown to user unless specifically requested.

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IsImmutable
Function ComIsImmutable Returns Boolean

The file cannot be deleted or renamed, no hard link can be created to this file, and no data can be written to the file.

This bit implies a stronger level of protection than ReadOnly, the file permission mask or ACLs. Typically even the superuser cannot write to immutable files, and only the superuser can set or remove the bit.

This property is only supported by servers running SFTP v6 or later.

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IsReadOnly
Function ComIsReadOnly Returns Boolean

If True, the file is read-only. This property is only supported by servers running SFTP v6 or later.

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IsRegular
Function ComIsRegular Returns Boolean

True if this is a normal file (not a directory or any of the other non-file types).

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IsSparse
Function ComIsSparse Returns Boolean

The file is a sparse file; this means that file blocks that have not been explicitly written are not stored on disk. For example, if a client writes a buffer at 10 M from the beginning of the file, the blocks between the previous EOF marker and the 10 M offset would not consume physical disk space.

Some servers may store all files as sparse files, in which case this bit will be unconditionally set. Other servers may not have a mechanism for determining if the file is sparse, and so the file MAY be stored sparse even if this flag is not set.

This property is only supported by servers running SFTP v6 or later.

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IsSymLink
Function ComIsSymLink Returns Boolean

True if this is a symbolic link.

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IsSync
Function ComIsSync Returns Boolean

When the file is modified, the changes are written synchronously to the disk. This property is only supported by servers running SFTP v6 or later.

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IsSystem
Function ComIsSystem Returns Boolean

True if the file is part of the operating system. This property is only supported by servers running SFTP v6 or later.

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LastAccessTimeStr
Function ComLastAccessTimeStr Returns String

The same as the LastAccessTime property, but returns the date/time as an RFC822 formatted string.

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LastBinaryResult
Function ComLastBinaryResult Returns Variant

The binary data returned by the last (binary data returning) method called. Only available if Chilkat.Global.KeepBinaryResult is set to True. 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).

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LastMethodSuccess
Function ComLastMethodSuccess Returns Boolean
Procedure Set ComLastMethodSuccess Boolean value

Indicate whether the last method call succeeded or failed. A value of True indicates success, a value of False 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 = True and failure = False.
  • 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 True. For example, a method that returns no value (such as a "void" in C++) will technically always succeed.

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LastModifiedTimeStr
Function ComLastModifiedTimeStr Returns String

The same as the LastModifiedTime property, but returns the date/time as an RFC822 formatted string. Other date/time formats can be obtained by calling the GetLastModifiedDt method to return a CkDateTime object, and then use CkDateTime to get the desired format.

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LastStringResult
Function ComLastStringResult Returns String

The string return value of the last (string returning) method called. Only available if Chilkat.Global.KeepStringResult is set to True. 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).

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LastStringResultLen
Function ComLastStringResultLen Returns Integer

The length, in characters, of the string contained in the LastStringResult property.

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Owner
Function ComOwner Returns String

The owner of the file. This property is only supported by servers running SFTP v4 or later.

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Permissions
Function ComPermissions Returns Integer

The 'permissions' field contains a bit mask specifying file permissions. These permissions correspond to the st_mode field of the stat structure defined by POSIX [IEEE.1003-1.1996].

This protocol uses the following values for the symbols declared in the POSIX standard.

       S_IRUSR  0000400 (octal)
       S_IWUSR  0000200
       S_IXUSR  0000100
       S_IRGRP  0000040
       S_IWGRP  0000020
       S_IXGRP  0000010
       S_IROTH  0000004
       S_IWOTH  0000002
       S_IXOTH  0000001
       S_ISUID  0004000
       S_ISGID  0002000
       S_ISVTX  0001000

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Size32
Function ComSize32 Returns Integer

Size of the file in bytes. If the size is too large for 32-bits, a -1 is returned.

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SizeStr
Function ComSizeStr Returns String

Same as Size64, but the number is returned as a string in decimal format.

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Uid
Function ComUid Returns Integer

The integer User ID of the file.

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Methods

GetCreateDt
Function ComGetCreateDt Returns cComCkDateTime

Returns the file creation date and time (GMT / UTC). This method is only supported by servers running SFTP v4 or later.

Returns null on failure

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GetLastAccessDt
Function ComGetLastAccessDt Returns cComCkDateTime

Returns the last-access date and time (GMT / UTC).

Returns null on failure

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GetLastModifiedDt
Function ComGetLastModifiedDt Returns cComCkDateTime

Returns the last-modified date and time (GMT / UTC).

Returns null on failure

More Information and Examples
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