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Name: charlesmason
Date: August 21, 2008 at 16:23:32 Pacific
OS: WinXP
CPU/Ram: 3.2
Product: Dell
Comment:

I am trying to write a batch file that will download a series of files from a secure server using an FTP client. These files are hidden from an ordinary FTP client, so I have to download them using a batch program. Has anyone written a program like this that could give me some pointers?

I am totally stuck on getting it to work.

Thanks in advance.

Charles Mason

Charles Mason



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Response Number 1
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: August 21, 2008 at 21:15:54 Pacific
Reply:

@echo off
setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion

> #.ftp echo o mysite.com
>> #.ftp echo username
>> #.ftp echo password
>> #.ftp echo bin
>> #.ftp echo cd /files
>> #.ftp echo prompt
>> #.ftp echo mget *.txt
>> #.ftp echo bye

ftp -s:#.ftp


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Response Number 2
Name: charlesmason
Date: August 22, 2008 at 07:01:26 Pacific
Reply:

Thank you very much for your help. I am relatively new at doing scripts and apparently still am having difficulties. I am using a software package called ScriptFTP. I think my problem may be in the .bat file itself. I inserted the instructions above into the actual .bat file, but apparently I didn't do it correctly. Can you give me a bit more direct instructions?

Thanks, I am eternally grateful.

Charles Mason

Charles Mason


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Response Number 3
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: August 22, 2008 at 07:25:55 Pacific
Reply:

If you copy the lines I osted and paste them into a batch, let's call it MY.BAT, that should do the trick. You will, of course, need to edit and put in 'real' values for the domain, user, etc.



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Response Number 4
Name: charlesmason
Date: August 25, 2008 at 17:24:12 Pacific
Reply:

I must be not as smart as I thought I was. I just can't get this to work. Do you know anyone that we can pay to get this working? We are getting desparate.

Thanks,

Charles Mason


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Response Number 5
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: August 25, 2008 at 17:34:04 Pacific
Reply:

You can paste in the script you are using. But DON'T show your real password.

What errors are you getting?


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Response Number 6
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: August 28, 2008 at 03:12:46 Pacific
Reply:

Any luck, Chuck?


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