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Cadel
Joined:: 2018-01-30
Posts:: 3
Location:: United States

Remote server change directory

2018-01-30 21:31

C# WinSCP code logs into remote server and puts me in /root/A folder. I want to go to folder /root/B folder. How do I upload a file to /root/B folder?
Code works to login, just can't get to the correct folder. When I run the code below, I get error:

Cannot create remote file, no such file or directory.

I'm sure it is trying to append to the /root/A folder and I need it to go one step up to root then go to B folder.

SessionOptions sessionOptions = new SessionOptions
{
    Protocol = Protocol.Sftp,
    HostName = sftpHost,
    UserName = sftpUsername,
    Password = sftpPassword,
    SshHostKeyFingerprint = "ssh-rsa ...",
    SshPrivateKeyPath = @"P:\...",
};
 
using (Session session = new Session())
{
    // Connect
    session.Open(sessionOptions);
 
    // Upload files
    TransferOptions transferOptions = new TransferOptions();
    transferOptions.TransferMode = TransferMode.Binary;
 
    TransferOperationResult transferResult;
    transferResult =
        session.PutFiles(strFileName, "/root/b/filename.rec", false, transferOptions);
 
    // Throw on any error
    transferResult.Check();
}

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martin◆ Site Admin
Joined:: 2002-12-10
Posts:: 37,223
Location:: Prague, Czechia

Re: Remote server change directory

2018-02-01

Cadel wrote:

I'm sure it is trying to append to the /root/A folder and I need it to go one step up to root then go to B folder.

No it's not. As you have specified an absolute path as /root/b/filename.rec, WinSCP is uploading exactly there. The home path (/root/A) is not involved at all.
Can you upload the file using WinSCP GUI?

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Cadel
Joined:: 2018-01-30
Posts:: 3
Location:: United States

2018-02-05 21:10

Yes, using WinSCP application, I am able to get to /root/B folder, and save file to /root/B folder. When I login using WinSCP application the /root/A folder is shown, then I click on the icon in the toolbar, "Parent directory" the folder with the up arrow, and then I'm in the parent folder and can see folder A and folder B. I double click folder B, then upload my file to folder B.
The account on the server defaults to /root/A folder. I asked the admin to default my user account to folder B and she said "No".

So, in my code how do I change the directory? Currently my code appends folder B to folder A. So it looks like this /root/A/root/B/filename I want just /root/B/filename.

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Cadel

Found the answer

2018-02-08 16:38

I found the answer on Stackoverflow.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28027074/winscp-c-sharp-first-use

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sy_christine
Joined:: 2018-08-08
Posts:: 1
Location:: United States

Re: Found the answer

2018-08-08 00:27

Hi,

I ran into the same issue as you. Could you please kindly elaborate on how you solved this issue? I don't find the above Stack Overflow link helpful.

I'd appreciate it a lot!

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martin◆ Site Admin

Re: Found the answer

2018-08-10

@sy_christine: It would help, if your actually elaborate on your problem and share some logs. (Indeed I do not understand myself, what does the Stack Overflow link have to do with this problem).

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