SFTP Object
 
Syntax
 
SFTP.ReadLink(path As String) As String
 
Description
Returns the target of a symbolic link on the server. The path is the path of the symbolic link on the server.
 
Returns Nothing on failure
 
See Also

Example
Sub Main
 
' Pass a domain or IP address..
Dim success As Long
success = sftp.Connect("my-sftp-server.com",22)
If (success = 1) Then
    success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("mySFtpLogin","mySFtpPassword")
End If
 
If (success = 1) Then
    success = sftp.InitializeSftp()
End If
 
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print sftp.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If
 
' In this example, the we already have a symbolic link named "sshd_config"
' in our SSH/SFTP user account's HOME directory.  Get the target of this link:
Dim path As String
path = sftp.ReadLink("sshd_config")
If (sftp.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print sftp.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If
 
Debug.Print "symlink target path = " & path
 
' Output is: 
' symlink target path = /etc/ssh/sshd_confi
 
End Sub