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Name: robmhern
Date: April 4, 2009 at 15:47:56 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
Subcategory: Batch
Comment:

I need a send a daily backup file to ftp site. Is there a way to make a bat file that finds the newest file in directory then send to FTP site?


Thanks!

RM



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Response Number 1
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: April 4, 2009 at 16:07:40 Pacific
Reply:

@echo off & setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion

for /f "tokens=* delims=" %%a in ('dir/b/a-d/od') do (
set latest=%%a
)

> #.ftp echo o mysite.com
>> #.ftp echo username
>> #.ftp echo password
>> #.ftp echo bin
>> #.ftp echo put !latest!
>> #.ftp echo bye

ftp -s:#.ftp


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If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

M2


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Response Number 2
Name: robmhern
Date: April 4, 2009 at 16:26:06 Pacific
Reply:

thanks for the quick response.

I set my login creds for the ftp, but I am getting a "maximum setlocal recursion level reache" response.

regards,

RM


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Response Number 3
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: April 4, 2009 at 16:34:26 Pacific
Reply:

lemme guess...

what did you call the script?


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If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

M2


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Response Number 4
Name: robmhern
Date: April 4, 2009 at 16:40:49 Pacific
Reply:

ftp.bat?

I am clueless with this.....


Thanks!


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Response Number 5
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: April 4, 2009 at 16:44:23 Pacific
Reply:

try latest.bat


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If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

M2


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Response Number 6
Name: robmhern
Date: April 4, 2009 at 16:54:34 Pacific
Reply:

lol....

It works but it sent the bat file.........

the bat file is being run from the folder with files I want to send.

RM


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Response Number 7
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: April 5, 2009 at 00:17:58 Pacific
Reply:

Put it somewhere else and tell it where the los are.

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@echo off & setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion

for /f "tokens=* delims=" %%a in ('dir/b/a-d/od d:\mylogs') do (
set latest=%%a
)

> #.ftp echo o mysite.com
>> #.ftp echo username
>> #.ftp echo password
>> #.ftp echo bin
>> #.ftp echo put !latest!
>> #.ftp echo bye

ftp -s:#.ftp


=====================================
If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

M2


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