Automating FileZilla

Use the Import Sites command to import your FileZilla site to WinSCP.

Once the site is imported, use the Generate Session URL/Code command to generate a script or a .NET assembly code (C#, VB.NET or PowerShell) for the site.

Alternatively, you can directly refer to the FileZilla site from the WinSCP script, if you want to maintain a possibility to manage the site settings from FileZilla.

Use the -filezilla switch of the open command:

# Open FileZilla site
open -filezilla "My Site"
# Change the remote directory
# Upload the file to user's home directory
put d:\examplefile.txt /home/user

This is not recommended though as you rely on a configuration stored in your Windows account profile. For this reason the script is not portable.

Once you have a connection established, you can follow a generic guide to automating file transfers with WinSCP.

Or you can even have WinSCP generate a full file transfer script or code for you.

• Troubleshooting;
• Scripting documentation;
• Example scripts;
• Guide to advanced scripting;
• WinSCP .NET assembly;
• Example .NET assembly code;
• Schedule file transfers or synchronization.