Session.GetFiles Method

Downloads one or more files from remote directory to local directory.

This feature will be available only with the next release.

Syntax
- Parameters
- Return Value
Exceptions
Remarks
Example
- C# Example
- VB.NET Example

Syntax

public TransferOperationResult GetFiles(
    string remotePath,
    string localPath,
    bool remove = false,
    TransferOptions options = null
)

Parameters

Name	Description
string remotePath	Full path to remote file or directory to download. Filename in the path can be replaced with wildcard to select multiple files. When file name is omited (path ends with slash), all files and subdirectories in the remote directory are downloaded.
string localPath	Full path to download the file to. When downloading multiple files, the filename in the path should be replaced with operation mask or omited (path ends with backslash).
bool remove	When set to `true`, deletes source remote file(s) after transfer. Defaults to `false`.
TransferOptions options	Transfer options. Defaults to `null`, what is equivalent to `new TransferOptions()`.

Return Value

TransferOperationResult. See also Capturing results of operations.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidOperationException	Session is not opened.
ArgumentException ArgumentOutOfRangeException	Invalid combination of values of `TransferOptions` properties.
SessionLocalException	Error communicating with `winscp.com`. See the exception documentation for details.
TimeoutException	Timeout waiting for `winscp.com` to respond.

Remarks

Event Session.FileTransferred is raised for every downloaded file.

Example

C# Example

using System;
using System.Globalization;
using System.IO;
using WinSCP;
 
class Example
{
    public static int Main()
    {
        try
        {
            // Setup session options
            SessionOptions sessionOptions = new SessionOptions();
            sessionOptions.Protocol = Protocol.Sftp;
            sessionOptions.HostName = "example.com";
            sessionOptions.UserName = "user";
            sessionOptions.Password = "mypassword";
            sessionOptions.SshHostKey = "ssh-rsa 1024 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx";
 
            using (Session session = new Session())
            {
                // Connect
                session.Open(sessionOptions);
 
                string stamp = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMdd", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                string fileName = "export_" + stamp + ".txt";
                string remotePath = "/home/user/sysbatch/" + fileName;
                string localPath = "d:\\backup\\" + fileName;
 
                // Manual "remote to local" synchronization.
 
                // You can achieve the same using:
                // session.SynchronizeDirectories(
                //     SynchronizationMode.Local, localPath, remotePath, false, false, SynchronizationCriteria.Time, 
                //     new TransferOptions { IncludeMask = fileName }).Check();
                if (session.FileExists(remotePath))
                {
                    bool download;
                    if (!File.Exists(localPath))
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("File {0} exists, local backup {1} does not", remotePath, localPath);
                        download = true;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        DateTime remoteWriteTime = session.GetFileInfo(remotePath).LastWriteTime;
                        DateTime localWriteTime = File.GetLastWriteTime(localPath);
 
                        if (remoteWriteTime > localWriteTime)
                        {
                            Console.WriteLine(
                                "File {0} as well as local backup {1} exist, " +
                                "but remote file is newer ({2}) than local backup ({3})",
                                remotePath, localPath, remoteWriteTime, localWriteTime);
                            download = true;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            Console.WriteLine(
                                "File {0} as well as local backup {1} exist, " +
                                "but remote file is not newer ({2}) than local backup local backup ({3})",
                                remotePath, localPath, remoteWriteTime, localWriteTime);
                            download = false;
                        }
                    }
 
                    if (download)
                    {
                        // Download the file and throw on any error
                        session.GetFiles(remotePath, localPath).Check();
 
                        Console.WriteLine("Download to backup done.");
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("File {0} does not exist yet", remotePath);
                }
            }
 
            return 0;
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Error: {0}", e);
            return 1;
        }
    }
}

VB.NET Example

Imports System
Imports System.Globalization
Imports System.IO
Imports WinSCP
 
Friend Class Example
 
    Public Shared Function Main() As Integer
 
        Try 
            ' Setup session options
            Dim sessionOptions As New SessionOptions
            With sessionOptions
                .Protocol = Protocol.Sftp
                .HostName = "example.com"
                .UserName = "user"
                .Password = "mypassword"
                .SshHostKey = "ssh-rsa 1024 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx"
            End With
 
            Using session As Session = New Session
                ' Connect
                session.Open(sessionOptions)
 
                Dim stamp As String = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMdd", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)
                Dim fileName As String = "export_" & stamp & ".txt"
                Dim remotePath As String = "/home/user/sysbatch/" & fileName
                Dim localPath As String = "d:\backup\" & fileName
 
                ' Manual "remote to local" synchronization.
 
                ' You can achieve the same using:
                ' session.SynchronizeDirectories( _
                '     SynchronizationMode.Local, localPath, remotePath, False, False, SynchronizationCriteria.Time, _
                '     New TransferOptions() { .IncludeMask = fileName }).Check
                If session.FileExists(remotePath) Then
                    Dim download As Boolean
                    If Not File.Exists(localPath) Then
                        Console.WriteLine("File {0} exists, local backup {1} does not", remotePath, localPath)
                        download = True
                    Else
                        Dim remoteWriteTime As DateTime = session.GetFileInfo(remotePath).LastWriteTime
                        Dim localWriteTime As DateTime = File.GetLastWriteTime(localPath)
 
                        If remoteWriteTime > localWriteTime Then
                            Console.WriteLine( _
                                "File {0} as well as local backup {1} exist, " & _
                                "but remote file is newer ({2}) than local backup ({3})", _
                                remotePath, localPath, remoteWriteTime, localWriteTime)
                            download = True
                        Else
                            Console.WriteLine( _
                                "File {0} as well as local backup {1} exist, " & _
                                "but remote file is not newer ({2}) than local backup local backup ({3})", _
                                remotePath, localPath, remoteWriteTime, localWriteTime)
                            download = False
                        End If
                    End If
 
                    If download Then
                        ' Download the file and throw on any error
                        session.GetFiles(remotePath, localPath).Check
                        Console.WriteLine("Download to backup done.")
                    End If
                Else
                    Console.WriteLine("File {0} does not exist yet", remotePath)
                End If
            End Using
            Return 0
        Catch e As Exception
            Console.WriteLine("Error: {0}", e)
            Return 1
        End Try
 
    End Function
 
End Class

Session.GetFiles Method

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