How to use SCP in VBScript

Network Component provides an easy-to-use development interface to a variety of IP protocols. By using Network Component, you can very easily create or enhance applications with network features.

Network Component features the following: DNS, FTP, HTTP, HTTPs, ICMP Ping, IP-to-Country, MSN, NTP, RSH, SCP, SFTP, SNMP v1/v2c (Get, GetNext, Set), SNMP Traps, SNMP MIB, SSH, TCP, Telnet, TFTP, UDP, Telnet, Wake-On-LAN and more.

Network Component can be well integrated into any development platform that supports ActiveX objects.

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Step 1: Download and install the Network Component

Download Network Component from the ActiveXperts Download Site and start the installation. The installation guides you through the installation process.

Step 2: Create a new script

Create a new script using your favorite editor. You can simply use notepad. However, a VBScript editor is recommended, so you can browse through objects, objects properties and object functions.

You're now able to write a more advanced script to communicate using the Network Component.

Step 3: Create the Network Component object in VBScript

Create a new VBScript file called DEMO.VBS. It is recommended to insert the following line on top of your code:

Option Explicit

This statement requires that all variable names be defined (with the Dim statement), to avoid simple typos that can cause incredible headaches and long debugging sessions for something that should have never happened.

Now, declare the Network Component object(s):

Dim objScp

Create the Network Component object(s) like this:

Set objScp      = CreateObject( "AxNetwork.Scp" )

Now, add the following lines to the file to have your first Network Component VBScript program:

WScript.Echo "Version: " & objScp.Version
WScript.Echo "License Status: " & objScp.LicenseStatus

Appendix: Full source code

' ********************************************************************
' ActiveXperts Network Component sample - SCP CopyToLocal
'   
' Written by ActiveXperts Software 
'     https://www.activexperts.com
' ********************************************************************

option explicit 

Dim objScp, fso

Set objScp = CreateObject( "AxNetwork.Scp" )

' A license key is required to unlock this component after the trial period has expired.
' Call 'Activate' with a valid license key as its first parameter. Second parameter determines whether to save the license key permanently 
' to the registry (True, so you need to call Activate only once), or not to store the key permanently (False, so you need to call Activate
' every time the component is created). For details, see manual, chapter "Product Activation".
'
' objScp.Activate "XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX", False

' Component info
Wscript.Echo "ActiveXpert Network Component " & objScp.Version
Wscript.Echo "Build: " & objScp.Build & vbCrLf & "Module: " & objScp.Module
Wscript.Echo "License Status: " & objScp.LicenseStatus & vbCrLf & "License Key: " & objScp.LicenseKey & vbCrLf

' Set Logfile
Set fso = CreateObject( "Scripting.FileSystemObject" )
objScp.LogFile = fso.GetSpecialFolder(2) & "\Scp.log"
WScript.Echo "Log file: " & objScp.LogFile & vbCrLf

objScp.Host     = "smpp.activexperts-labs.com"  
objScp.Port     = 22
objScp.UserName = "demo"
objScp.Password = "demo"
objScp.PrivateKeyFile = ""
'The next line accepts a changed or unknown host key
objScp.AcceptHostKey = true

'write a log file
objScp.LogFile  = "log.txt"

objScp.CopyToLocal "networkmonitor.txt", "networkmonitor.txt"

WScript.Echo "Copy to local result: " & objScp.LastError & " (" & objScp.GetErrorDescription( objScp.LastError ) & ")"
if objScp.ProtocolError <> "" then 
  WScript.Echo "Protocol error: " & objScp.protocolerror
end if

WScript.Echo
WScript.Echo "Host key fingerprint: " & objScp.HostFingerprint

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You can download the complete samples here. There are many other working Network Component scripts on our site and shipped with the product.