How do I read a file saved on a SFTP server using jScape's SFTP Api

[Aniruddh Joshi]

Hi All,

I have a scheduler in my application which periodically processes XML files saved on a FTP server. Recently my organisation has replaced the server with a SFTP server.
I have downloaded the API SFTP.zip and am trying to implement the following steps :
1) connect to the server
2) change the directory
3) read an XML file .

The first two steps are running without an excpetion, but I can't find a counterpart of

Quote:
byte[] result = ftp.get(fileName);

which I was using for normal FTP server.

My incomplete code follows :

public String getRequestXmlAsString(){
Sftp sFtp = null;
SshParameters objSshParameters = null;
SftpChangeDirEvent objChangeDirEvent = null;
try {
 
objSshParameters = new SshParameters("hostname", "username", "pwd");
// create SFtp instance 
sFtp = new Sftp(objSshParameters); 
 
// capture FTP related events
sFtp.addSftpListener(this);
 
//connect to FTP
sFtp.connect();
 
objChangeDirEvent = new SftpChangeDirEvent(sFtp , "AGS/XML Check");
//change Directory to "AGS/XML check "
this.changeDir(objChangeDirEvent);
 
// File should be read here 
 
 
}
catch(Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}finally{
sFtp.disconnect();
}
return "Implementation Incomplete";
}  

Please let me know if such an implementation is possible .
If not, please suggest a way using which I can read XML files stored on SFTP server and after reading rename the file with a suffix '.PROCESSED'.

Thanks in advance

[ November 10, 2008: Message edited by: Aniruddh Joshi ]

[ November 10, 2008: Message edited by: Aniruddh Joshi ]
[ November 10, 2008: Message edited by: Aniruddh Joshi ]

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

I Googled quickly for this class, and I see methods named "download()", which generally place the downloaded data into a file for you, or "getInputStream()" which would allow you to read the data into an array (if that's what you wanted to do.) Did you look at the Javadoc?

[Sivapraveen Chandana]

Hi Aniruddh,
Actually, I am not replying to your question.
The point is I too need to develop a tool that does similar kind of processing as you need to. Pleae tell where did you download the SFTP API from ?
And, where can I get all other related API like FTP, SSH etc.

Anybody who knows this, please reply....

Thanks..

[Aniruddh Joshi]

Thanks Ernest,

I've tried dowmload() but its not what I want. Actually the javadoc which came with the download are incomplete.
I'll try to use getInputStream as it fitsd the requirement.

Siva,
You can download the API from jscape.com, A number of such API's are available but very few are free.