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.BAT To use FTP and find first file in folder
Name: logank9 Date: July 1, 2009 at 08:12:06 Pacific OS: Windows Subcategory: Batch
Comment:
I would like to create a .bat file that finds the first file in a folder on an FTP server.
FTP Server RandomFolder <- find the first file in this folder index.html ^Stuff on server
I know I have to use the FTP command, but I'm not sure how. It'd be great if someone could help me with this! :D
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: July 1, 2009 at 08:27:41 Pacific
Reply:
First you need to state exact OS, like the forum guide says.
And you need to define 'first'; by what criteria.
===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
M2
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Response Number 2
Name: logank9 Date: July 1, 2009 at 08:36:48 Pacific
Reply:
Alright, sorry about that.
My exact OS would be Linux on the FTP server, and I'm running Windows 7.
By first, I mean the oldest file created I guess..
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Response Number 3
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: July 1, 2009 at 09:00:29 Pacific
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The listing I get is below. See what yours looks like. It's gonna be a bit messy. ========================= -rw-r--r-- 1 ftpuser ftpusers 49 Oct 19 2005 1696.TXT -rw-r--r-- 1 ftpuser ftpusers 816 Jan 9 2008 4.BAT -rw-r--r-- 1 ftpuser ftpusers 34020 Jun 18 2004 APcfg.txt
===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
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Response Number 4
Name: logank9 Date: July 1, 2009 at 09:22:27 Pacific
Reply:
Sorry if this is a bit newbish ( it is ) but I have no clue what you are trying to say. This is my first time ever using FTP.
Where do I find the listing?
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Response Number 5
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: July 1, 2009 at 09:32:56 Pacific
Reply:
Run this script and it will get list of files into a file om your PC called filelist.
============================== :: put in your own details
@echo off
> d.ftp echo o mysite.com >> d.ftp echo username >> d.ftp echo password >> d.ftp echo bin >> d.ftp echo ls -l filelist >> d.ftp echo bye
ftp -s:d.ftp
===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
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Response Number 6
Name: logank9 Date: July 1, 2009 at 09:44:10 Pacific
Reply:
Ah, thank you for your help, but I think I may have found a solution to my problem already... I didn't need to do all of this.
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