Im downloading files from a FTP server via a batch file. Im trying to scroll threw all the files available and download only the files that were created today. Any way to do that in a batch file? Thanx

Well, first you need to get the list of all files with a BAT like this: ::** @echo off > ftpget.lst echo o site.com >> ftpget.lst echo username >> ftpget.lst echo password >> ftpget.lst echo bin >> ftpget.lst echo cd dirname >> ftpget.lst echo dir >> ftpget.lst echo bye ftp -s:ftpget.lst ::** The put the list into a file and: ::** @echo off for /f "tokens=6-9" %%T in (1line) do echo %%T %%U %%V %%W >> 1line.log ::** Then grep of find the lines containing today's date, etc M2 If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

Thanx for the replay M2 The list display de file in the prompt command, but its not written in the ftpget.lst. Only the parameter to open the ftp connection a written to the ftpget.lst. How can i write the content of the directory to a file? Thanx

If the list is fairly short and doesn't scroll of the screen, you can click and drag from upper left to lower right and press enter. That send it to the clipboard. Then you can paste it into a file. If the list is too long you'll probably need to ZIP, TAR or CAT it on the server. That's not something I know much about. HTH M2 If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

I see, But I needed to be automated! :-) My problem is that im doiing a backup of file on my server. The backup itself is about 300 meg, and its growing everyday. So the batch file start at nite and backup everything. So thats why i was looking for a solution to backup only the new file, and it needs to be automated. Let me know if you have any leads on that! Thanx

Why are you using ftp? M2 If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

Because i need to backup the file somewhere else 'physically' and the server is not located at my workplace, not the same network.