Using sftp As New SFtpSession(ssh)
    Dim uid As Integer
    Dim owner As String
    Dim gid As Integer
    Dim group As String
    Dim permissions As PosixFilePermissions
    Dim fileType As PosixFileType

    ' Create a logical representation of an existing remote file
    Dim sftpFile As New SFtpFile(sftp, "20070703_004837_GREEN.xml")

    '           The usual ways to get a file can be used also. The important step is to down-cast the AbstractFile
    '           * object to SFtpFile because the PosIX-related properties are specific to SFtpFile 

    ' Alternative: Get a logical representation of an existing remote file from a SFtpFolder object
    'SFtpFolder root = new SFtpFolder( sftp );
    'sftpFile = ( SFtpFile ) root.GetFile( "20070703_004837_GREEN.xml" );

    ' Alternative: Get a list of logical representations of existing remote files from a SFtpFolder object
    'AbstractFile[] files = root.GetFiles( false );
    'sftpFile = ( SFtpFile ) files[ 0 ];

    ' Get the uid
    uid = sftpFile.OwnerUserID

    ' Get the user name that corresponds to the uid
    owner = sftpFile.OwnerUserName

    ' Get the gid
    gid = sftpFile.OwnerGroupID

    ' Get the group name that corresponds to the gid
    group = sftpFile.OwnerGroupName

    ' Get the PosIX permissions
    permissions = sftpFile.Permissions

    ' Get the PosIX file type
    fileType = sftpFile.FileType
End Using

Using sftp As New SFtpSession(ssh)
    Dim uid As Integer
    Dim owner As String
    Dim gid As Integer
    Dim group As String
    Dim permissions As PosixFilePermissions
    Dim fileType As PosixFileType

    ' Create a logical representation of an existing remote folder
    Dim sftpFolder As New SFtpFolder(sftp, "MyFolder")

    '           The usual ways to get a folder can be used also. The important step is to down-cast the AbstractFolder
    '           * object to SFtpFolder because the PosIX-related properties are specific to SFtpFolder 

    ' Alternative: Get a logical representation of an existing remote folder from a SFtpFolder object
    'SFtpFolder root = new SFtpFolder( sftp );
    'sftpFolder = ( SFtpFolder ) root.GetFolder( "MyFolder" );

    ' Alternative: Get a list of logical representations of existing remote folders from a SFtpFolder object
    'AbstractFolder[] folders = root.GetFolders( false );
    'sftpFolder = ( SFtpFolder ) folders[ 0 ];

    ' Get the uid
    uid = sftpFolder.OwnerUserID

    ' Get the user name that corresponds to the uid
    owner = sftpFolder.OwnerUserName

    ' Get the gid
    gid = sftpFolder.OwnerGroupID

    ' Get the group name that corresponds to the gid
    group = sftpFolder.OwnerGroupName

    ' Get the PosIX permissions
    permissions = sftpFolder.Permissions

    ' In PosIX, everything is a file. Folders are simply a form of file with a different type 
    ' Get the PosIX file type
    fileType = sftpFolder.FileType
End Using

Using sftp As New SFtpSession(ssh)
    ' Create a logical representation of an existing file
    Dim sftpFile As New SFtpFile(sftp, "20070703_004837_GREEN.xml")

    ' Make sure the file exists
    System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(sftpFile.Exists)

    Try
        ' Optimize changes to the PosIX properties by batching the operations in a single network operation
        Using batch As New AutoBatchUpdate(sftpFile)
            ' OPTIONAL: If the server supports the uid property
            If sftpFile.HasOwnerUserID.GetValueOrDefault(False) Then
                '                 Most servers, especially those running a PosIX operating system, will ignore
                '                 * or reject attempts to set the uid unless the authenticated user is 'root'. 

                ' Set the uid
                'sftpFile.OwnerUserID = 1003;
            End If

            ' OPTIONAL: If the server supports the gid property
            If sftpFile.HasOwnerGroupID.GetValueOrDefault(False) Then
                ' Set the gid
                sftpFile.OwnerGroupID = 1002
            End If

            ' OPTIONAL: If the server supports the gid property
            If sftpFile.HasPermissions.GetValueOrDefault(False) Then
                ' Set the permissions
                sftpFile.Permissions = PosixFilePermissions.UserReadWrite Or PosixFilePermissions.GroupReadWrite Or PosixFilePermissions.OtherRead

                ' Example: let's change our mind and replace the group permissions, without a network penalty because we are in a batch
                sftpFile.Permissions = (sftpFile.Permissions And Not PosixFilePermissions.GroupMask) Or PosixFilePermissions.GroupRead
            End If

            ' NOTE: The file type cannot be changed 

            ' At the closing of this 'using' block, the actual SFtp network operation will be performed once for all the changes made on the file 
        End Using
    Catch exception As ItemAccessDeniedException

    End Try
End Using

Using sftp As New SFtpSession(ssh)
    ' Create a logical representation of an existing folder
    Dim sftpFolder As New SFtpFolder(sftp, "MyFolder")

    ' Make sure the folder exists
    System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(sftpFolder.Exists)

    Try
        ' Optimize changes to the PosIX properties by batching the operations in a single network operation
        Using batch As New AutoBatchUpdate(sftpFolder)
            ' OPTIONAL: If the server supports the uid property
            If sftpFolder.HasOwnerUserID.GetValueOrDefault(False) Then
                '                 Most servers, especially those running a PosIX operating system, will ignore
                '                 * or reject attempts to set the uid unless the authenticated user is 'root'. 

                ' Set the uid
                'sftpFolder.OwnerUserID = 1003;
            End If

            ' OPTIONAL: If the server supports the gid property
            If sftpFolder.HasOwnerGroupID.GetValueOrDefault(False) Then
                ' Set the gid
                sftpFolder.OwnerGroupID = 1002
            End If

            ' OPTIONAL: If the server supports the gid property
            If sftpFolder.HasPermissions.GetValueOrDefault(False) Then
                ' Set the permissions
                sftpFolder.Permissions = PosixFilePermissions.UserReadWriteExecute Or PosixFilePermissions.GroupReadWriteExecute Or PosixFilePermissions.OtherReadExecute

                ' Example: let's change our mind and replace the group permissions, without a network penalty because we are in a batch
                sftpFolder.Permissions = (sftpFolder.Permissions And Not PosixFilePermissions.GroupMask) Or PosixFilePermissions.GroupReadExecute
            End If

            ' NOTE: The file type cannot be changed 

            ' At the closing of this 'using' block, the actual SFtp network operation will be performed once for all the changes made on the folder 
        End Using
    Catch exception As ItemAccessDeniedException

    End Try
End Using

Using sftp As New SFtpSession(ssh)
    ' Create a logical representation of a new file
    Dim sftpFile As New SFtpFile(sftp, "MyNewFile.dat")

    ' Make sure the file does not exist
    System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(Not sftpFile.Exists)

    Try
        '             Most servers do to allow setting PosIX attribute values during file/folder creation for security reasons. Using a batch update solves this
        '             * by automatically delaying the setting of attributes until the end of the batch operation, after the create operations have been completed. 

        ' Optimize changes to the PosIX properties by batching the operations in a single network operation
        Using batch As New AutoBatchUpdate(sftpFile)
            '                 Most servers, especially those running a PosIX operating system, will ignore
            '                 * or reject attempts to set the uid unless the authenticated user is 'root'. 

            ' Set the uid
            'sftpFile.OwnerUserID = 1003;

            ' Set the gid
            sftpFile.OwnerGroupID = 1002

            ' Set the permissions
            sftpFile.Permissions = PosixFilePermissions.UserReadWrite Or PosixFilePermissions.GroupReadWrite Or PosixFilePermissions.OtherRead

            ' Example: let's change our mind and replace the group permissions, without a network penalty because we are in a batch
            sftpFile.Permissions = (sftpFile.Permissions And Not PosixFilePermissions.GroupMask) Or PosixFilePermissions.GroupRead

            ' NOTE: The file type cannot be set. It is handled automatically by the component. 

            ' Create the file
            sftpFile.Create()

            ' Create() will create the file immediately on the server. The setting of PosIX attributes is delayed until the end of the 'using' block 
        End Using
    Catch exception As ItemAccessDeniedException

    End Try
End Using

Using sftp As New SFtpSession(ssh)
    ' Create a logical representation of a new folder
    Dim sftpFolder As New SFtpFolder(sftp, "MyNewFolder.dat")

    ' Make sure the folder does not exist
    System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(Not sftpFolder.Exists)

    Try
        '             Most servers do to allow setting PosIX attribute values during file/folder creation for security reasons. Using a batch update solves this
        '             * by automatically delaying the setting of attributes until the end of the batch operation, after the create operations have been completed. 

        ' Optimize changes to the PosIX properties by batching the operations in a single network operation
        Using batch As New AutoBatchUpdate(sftpFolder)
            '                 Most servers, especially those running a PosIX operating system, will ignore
            '                 * or reject attempts to set the uid unless the authenticated user is 'root'. 

            ' Set the uid
            'sftpFolder.OwnerUserID = 1003;

            ' Set the gid
            sftpFolder.OwnerGroupID = 1002

            ' Set the permissions
            sftpFolder.Permissions = PosixFilePermissions.UserReadWriteExecute Or PosixFilePermissions.GroupReadWriteExecute Or PosixFilePermissions.OtherReadExecute

            ' Example: let's change our mind and replace the group permissions, without a network penalty because we are in a batch
            sftpFolder.Permissions = (sftpFolder.Permissions And Not PosixFilePermissions.GroupMask) Or PosixFilePermissions.GroupReadExecute

            ' NOTE: The file type cannot be set. It is handled automatically by the component. 

            ' Create the folder
            sftpFolder.Create()

            ' Create() will create the folderimmediately on the server. The setting of PosIX attributes is delayed until the end of the 'using' block 
        End Using
    Catch exception As ItemAccessDeniedException

    End Try
End Using