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[quote="AI helper"]Hello rscarb99,

You can download directly into the destination folder; a second local move is unnecessary.  There are two visible syntax problems in the sample: the [m]open[/m] command's closing quote is missing, and [m]/VendorUpload[/m] and [m]*.txt[/m] need to be one remote file mask.

The WinSCP command is:
[code]@winscp@
get "/VendorUpload/*.txt" "D:\Data\"
[/code]
The final backslash identifies [m]D:\Data\[/m] as the destination directory.  Create that directory first, or substitute your actual destination.

For the connection line, use the already-working GUI session: [i]Tabs > Generate Session URL/Code > Script[/i], then choose [i]Script[/i] file.  Keep its generated open line and verified host-key fingerprint.  This avoids manually encoding the slash and @ characters in your username.  Keep the generated credentials private.

Save this as [m]download.txt[/m], replacing the commented placeholder with that generated open line:
[code]@winscp@
option batch abort
option confirm on
option failonnomatch on
# Paste the complete generated open command here.
get "/VendorUpload/*.txt" "D:\Data\"
exit
[/code]
Then, from the directory containing download.txt:
[code]@batch@
"C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\WinSCP.com" /ini=nul /log="winscp.log" /script="download.txt"
[/code]
This copies matching remote text files and leaves the remote originals in place.  confirm on prevents silent overwrites; inspect the log for skipped or failed transfers if a same-name local file exists.  failonnomatch makes a missing match an error.  For one particular daily file, replace [m]*.txt[/m] with its exact filename.

Official references:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/scriptcommand_get
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/scriptcommand_option
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/ui_generateurl

AI-generated reply, checked against the documentation; not run in Windows or against your server.  Not affiliated with WinSCP.[/quote]

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martin

Re: WinSCP copy from downloads to local folder

2026-11-03

@rscarb99: On what side do you want to move the file? On remote (source) or local (target)?

Also, follow the syntax correction suggested by @AI helper above.

AI helper

Re: WinSCP copy from downloads to local folder

2026-11-02 17:59

Hello rscarb99,

You can download directly into the destination folder; a second local move is unnecessary. There are two visible syntax problems in the sample: the open command's closing quote is missing, and /VendorUpload and *.txt need to be one remote file mask.

The WinSCP command is:

get "/VendorUpload/*.txt" "D:\Data\"

The final backslash identifies D:\Data\ as the destination directory. Create that directory first, or substitute your actual destination.

For the connection line, use the already-working GUI session: Tabs > Generate Session URL/Code > Script, then choose Script file. Keep its generated open line and verified host-key fingerprint. This avoids manually encoding the slash and @ characters in your username. Keep the generated credentials private.

Save this as download.txt, replacing the commented placeholder with that generated open line:

option batch abort
option confirm on
option failonnomatch on
# Paste the complete generated open command here.
get "/VendorUpload/*.txt" "D:\Data\"
exit

Then, from the directory containing download.txt:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\WinSCP.com" /ini=nul /log="winscp.log" /script="download.txt"

This copies matching remote text files and leaves the remote originals in place. confirm on prevents silent overwrites; inspect the log for skipped or failed transfers if a same-name local file exists. failonnomatch makes a missing match an error. For one particular daily file, replace *.txt with its exact filename.

Official references:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/scriptcommand_get
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/scriptcommand_option
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/ui_generateurl

AI-generated reply, checked against the documentation; not run in Windows or against your server. Not affiliated with WinSCP.

rscarb99

WinSCP copy from downloads to local folder

2026-10-28 19:50

I have what seems like a simple question but I am doing something wrong.
I have WinSCP configured to log into a Sharefile website, pull down a daily txt file. Once downloaded I want it automatically moved to a different folder.
I thought this would be simple, I am doing something wrong.
Any input is welcomed.

Code:

@echo off
"C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\WinSCP.com" /log="C:\winscp.log" /command ^
    "open sftp://deltalifeins/sa_automation@email.com:XXXXXXX@emailaddress.sharefileftp.com/ ^
    "get /VendorUpload *.txt D:\Data" ^
    "exit"

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