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Old 02-15-2005, 06:09 AM   #1 (permalink)
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scripted uploads

I need to make a script that will automatically upload a group of files to a server at a certian time every day.
Preferably with no user intervention (an automated email system would be nice to, but I can live without it.)
This needs to be for windows.
Anything like cron for windows? preferably freeware.

mm and currently we're using web folders, athough I should be bale to move to ftp if need be.

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Old 02-15-2005, 06:55 AM   #2 (permalink)
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in go.bat, write this:

echo your_username > my_commands.txt
echo your_password >> my_commands.txt
echo cd <perhaps you would like to change to another directory?> >> my_commands.txt
echo put <files> >> my_commands.txt
echo quit >> my_commands.txt

ftp.exe -i -d -s:my_commands.txt ftp_host.tld

and then run go.bat in a Scheduled Task in windows.

Basically the above commands are written assuming your FTP server has a certain login process... username, then password, then your FTP commands. Login to your FTP server first and see in what order you would expect to type the above commands in.

Of course, the password is wide open (unless you can get the task scheduler to run your batch file under another account, and secure the batch file with permissions), so make sure the batch file is secure.

You could write the batch file with another program that randomizes the password on both the batch file and the server side for more security I guess. At least the password would then be open only for a few minutes? *shrugs*

I'm not sure about the e-mail part, but perhaps FTP.EXE has errorlevels? If so, you can use BLAT.EXE (3rd party e-mail program) to e-mail something to yourself upon an errorlevel of your choosing. (Errorlevels are from batch file programming)
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