diff --git a/examples/downloadDir.js b/examples/downloadDir.js
index eba72f6..e22a7ac 100644
--- a/examples/downloadDir.js
+++ b/examples/downloadDir.js
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
 // Example of using the downloadDir() method to download a directory
 // from a remote SFTP server to a local directory
 
-const dotenvPath = new URL('../.env', import.meta.url);
-import dotenv from 'dotenv';
-dotenv.config({ path: dotenvPath });
-
-import SftpClient from '../src/index.js';
+const { join } = require('node:path');
+const dotenvPath = join(__dirname, '..', '.env');
+require('dotenv').config({ path: dotenvPath });
+const SftpClient = require('../src/index.js');
 
 const config = {
   host: process.env.SFTP_SERVER,
diff --git a/examples/exists.js b/examples/exists.js
index 272d52d..1fa0628 100644
--- a/examples/exists.js
+++ b/examples/exists.js
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 
 // sample use of exists() to test for remote dir/file existance
 
-const dotenvPath = new URL('../.env', import.meta.url);
-import dotenv from 'dotenv';
-dotenv.config({ path: dotenvPath });
-
-import Client from '../src/index.js';
+const { join } = require('node:path');
+const dotenvPath = join(__dirname, '..', '.env');
+require('dotenv').config({ path: dotenvPath });
+const Client = require('../src/index.js');
 
 const config = {
   host: process.env.SFTP_SERVER,
diff --git a/examples/fastget.js b/examples/fastget.js
index a789ba6..b1ad35c 100644
--- a/examples/fastget.js
+++ b/examples/fastget.js
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-'use strict';
-
-const dotenvPath = new URL('../.env', import.meta.url);
-import dotenv from 'dotenv';
-dotenv.config({ path: dotenvPath });
-
-import SftpClient from '../src/index.js';
+const { join } = require('node:path');
+const dotenvPath = join(__dirname, '..', '.env');
+require('dotenv').config({ path: dotenvPath });
+const SftpClient = require('../src/index.js');
 
 const config = {
   host: process.env.SFTP_SERVER,
diff --git a/examples/fastput.js b/examples/fastput.js
index 0050d2c..2e6b527 100644
--- a/examples/fastput.js
+++ b/examples/fastput.js
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-'use strict';
-
-const dotenvPath = new URL('../.env', import.meta.url);
-import dotenv from 'dotenv';
-dotenv.config({ path: dotenvPath });
-
-import { join } from 'node:path';
-import SftpClient from '../src/index.js';
+const { join } = require('node:path');
+const dotenvPath = join(__dirname, '..', '.env');
+require('dotenv').config({ path: dotenvPath });
+const SftpClient = require('../src/index.js');
 
 const config = {
   host: process.env.SFTP_SERVER,
diff --git a/examples/get-stream.js b/examples/get-stream.js
index 1d30dd9..24584ab 100644
--- a/examples/get-stream.js
+++ b/examples/get-stream.js
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@
 // to retrieve the file and then uses a pass through stream to pipe
 // the contents to standard out.
 
-const dotenvPath = new URL('../.env', import.meta.url);
-import dotenv from 'dotenv';
-dotenv.config({ path: dotenvPath });
-
-import Client from '../src/index.js';
-import { PassThrough } from 'node:stream';
+const { join } = require('node:path');
+const dotenvPath = join(__dirname, '..', '.env');
+require('dotenv').config({ path: dotenvPath });
+const Client = require('../src/index.js');
+const { PassThrough } = require('node:stream');
 
 const config = {
   host: process.env.SFTP_SERVER,
diff --git a/examples/get-writeable.js b/examples/get-writeable.js
index bbf9f70..505363d 100644
--- a/examples/get-writeable.js
+++ b/examples/get-writeable.js
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 // Example of using a writeable with get to retrieve a file.
 // This code will read the remote file, convert all characters to upper case
 // and then save it to a local file
-
-import Client from '../src/index.js';
-import { join } from 'node:path';
-import { createWriteStream } from 'node:fs';
-import through from 'through2';
+const { join } = require('node:path');
+const dotenvPath = join(__dirname, '..', '.env');
+require('dotenv').config({ path: dotenvPath });
+const Client = require('../src/index.js');
+const { createWriteStream } = require('node:fs');
+const through = require('through2');
 
 const config = {
   host: 'arch-vbox',
diff --git a/examples/large-buffer.js b/examples/large-buffer.js
index 8b708ce..8efdbb9 100644
--- a/examples/large-buffer.js
+++ b/examples/large-buffer.js
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@
 // Note that in most cases you are far better off using a stream rather than
 // a buffer.
 
-const dotenvPath = new URL('../.env', import.meta.url);
-import dotenv from 'dotenv';
-dotenv.config({ path: dotenvPath });
-
-import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
-import Client from '../src/index.js';
+const { join } = require('node:path');
+const dotenvPath = join(__dirname, '..', '.env');
+require('dotenv').config({ path: dotenvPath });
+const { readFileSync } = require('node:fs');
+const Client = require('../src/index.js');
 
 const config = {
   host: process.env.SFTP_SERVER,
diff --git a/examples/list.js b/examples/list.js
index 31801ed..a0534f8 100644
--- a/examples/list.js
+++ b/examples/list.js
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 // Simple script which just display a directory listing for a
 // remote sftp directory specified on the command line
 
-const dotenvPath = new URL('../.env', import.meta.url);
-import dotenv from 'dotenv';
-dotenv.config({ path: dotenvPath });
-
+const { join } = require('node:path');
+const dotenvPath = join(__dirname, '..', '.env');
+require('dotenv').config({ path: dotenvPath });
 const Client = require('../src/index.js');
 
 const config = {
diff --git a/examples/listing-with-key.js b/examples/listing-with-key.js
index b2b69d8..71b4a62 100644
--- a/examples/listing-with-key.js
+++ b/examples/listing-with-key.js
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@
 // Simple script to produce a directory listing of a remote sftp directory
 // with error checking and using a key and passphrase to control access.
 
-const dotenvPath = new URL('../.env', import.meta.url);
-import dotenv from 'dotenv';
-dotenv.config({ path: dotenvPath });
-
-import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
-import Client from '../src/index.js';
+const { join } = require('node:path');
+const dotenvPath = join(__dirname, '..', '.env');
+require('dotenv').config({ path: dotenvPath });
+const { readFileSync } = require('node:fs');
+const Client = require('../src/index.js');
 
 const config = {
   host: process.env.SFTP_SERVER,
diff --git a/examples/mkdir.js b/examples/mkdir.js
index 4b07aeb..fb3ac73 100644
--- a/examples/mkdir.js
+++ b/examples/mkdir.js
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
 // sample mkdir use
 // Usage: node ./mkdir.js <remote dir path> [debug]
 
-const dotenvPath = new URL('../.env', import.meta.url);
-import dotenv from 'dotenv';
-dotenv.config({ path: dotenvPath });
-
-import Client from '../src/index.js';
+const { join } = require('node:path');
+const dotenvPath = join(__dirname, '..', '.env');
+require('dotenv').config({ path: dotenvPath });
+const Client = require('../src/index.js');
 
 const config = {
   host: process.env.SFTP_SERVER,
diff --git a/examples/multiple-get.js b/examples/multiple-get.js
index d661911..8e653f9 100644
--- a/examples/multiple-get.js
+++ b/examples/multiple-get.js
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const dotenvPath = new URL('../.env', import.meta.url);
-import dotenv from 'dotenv';
-dotenv.config({ path: dotenvPath });
-
-import { join } from 'path';
-import Client from '../src/index.js';
+const { join } = require('node:path');
+const dotenvPath = join(__dirname, '..', '.env');
+require('dotenv').config({ path: dotenvPath });
+const Client = require('../src/index.js');
 
 const config = {
   host: process.env.SFTP_SERVER,
diff --git a/examples/multiple-get2.js b/examples/multiple-get2.js
index 0171465..144b094 100644
--- a/examples/multiple-get2.js
+++ b/examples/multiple-get2.js
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const dotenvPath = new URL('../.env', import.meta.url);
-import dotenv from 'dotenv';
-dotenv.config({ path: dotenvPath });
-
-import { join } from 'path';
-import Client from '../src/index.js';
+const { join } = require('node:path');
+const dotenvPath = join(__dirname, '..', '.env');
+require('dotenv').config({ path: dotenvPath });
+const Client = require('../src/index.js');
 
 const config = {
   host: process.env.SFTP_SERVER,
diff --git a/examples/realpath.js b/examples/realpath.js
index fad7cbd..5ac6b83 100755
--- a/examples/realpath.js
+++ b/examples/realpath.js
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
 // The 'realpath' functionality varies across sftp servers,
 // especdially with respect to handling '.' and '..'
 
-const dotenvPath = new URL('../.env', import.meta.url);
-import dotenv from 'dotenv';
-dotenv.config({ path: dotenvPath });
-
-import Client from '../src/index.js';
+const { join } = require('node:path');
+const dotenvPath = join(__dirname, '..', '.env');
+require('dotenv').config({ path: dotenvPath });
+const Client = require('../src/index.js');
 
 const client = new Client();
 const targetPath = process.argv[2];
diff --git a/examples/sftp-config-example.js b/examples/sftp-config-example.js
index 632ece5..1343b85 100644
--- a/examples/sftp-config-example.js
+++ b/examples/sftp-config-example.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
-import Client from '../src/index.js';
+const { readFileSync } = requ8ire('node:fs');
+const Client = require('../src/index.js');
 
 const keyFile = `${process.env.HOMfe}/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub`;
 
diff --git a/examples/stream-put.js b/examples/stream-put.js
index 90fcaa8..af0238b 100644
--- a/examples/stream-put.js
+++ b/examples/stream-put.js
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@
  * passing the readStream to put(). You could just pass the buffer directly.
  * We are using the ReadStream just for demonstration purposes
  */
-const dotenvPath = new URL('../.env', import.meta.url);
-import dotenv from 'dotenv';
-dotenv.config({ path: dotenvPath });
-
-import { Readable } from 'node:stream';
-import Client from '../src/index';
+const { join } = require('node:path');
+const dotenvPath = join(__dirname, '..', '.env');
+require('dotenv').config({ path: dotenvPath });
+const { Readable } = require('node:stream');
+const Client = require('../src/index');
 
 const config = {
   host: process.env.SFTP_SERVER,
diff --git a/examples/uploadDir.js b/examples/uploadDir.js
index 819be0c..7372a13 100644
--- a/examples/uploadDir.js
+++ b/examples/uploadDir.js
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@
 // Example of using the uploadDir() method to upload a directory
 // to a remote SFTP server
 
-const dotenvPath = new URL('../.env', import.meta.url);
-import dotenv from 'dotenv';
-dotenv.config({ path: dotenvPath });
-
-import { join } from 'path';
-import SftpClient from '../src/index.js';
+const { join } = require('node:path');
+const dotenvPath = join(__dirname, '..', '.env');
+require('dotenv').config({ path: dotenvPath });
+const SftpClient = require('../src/index.js');
 
 const config = {
   host: process.env.SFTP_SERVER,