acem77 wrote:

Thanks for the example this works for me. With my limited understanding I am not sure how I am to know the argument order for options.

Just follow the documentation:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/library_session_synchronizedirectories

Thanks for the example this works for me. With my limited understanding I am not sure how I am to know the argument order for options.



$session = New-Object WinSCP.Session
try
{
# Will continuously report progress of synchronization
$session.add_FileTransferred( { FileTransferred($_) } )
# Connect
$session.Open($sessionOptions)
#This gives the error and keeps going
$session.add_QueryReceived( {
LogWrite $($_.Message)
$_.Continue()
} )

$transferOptions = New-Object WinSCP.TransferOptions
$transferOptions.FileMask = "| ~*"

$synchronizationResult = $session.SynchronizeDirectories([WinSCP.SynchronizationMode]::Remote, "\\Development\Forms\","/Forms/",$False,$False,[WinSCP.SynchronizationCriteria]::Time,$transferOptions)

options is 7th argument of SynchronizeDirectories, not 5th.

$session.SynchronizeDirectories([WinSCP.SynchronizationMode]::Remote,"C:\Users\1234\desktop\testupload\", "/BatchAPI/test/", $False, $False, [SynchronizationMode.SynchronizationCriteria]::Time, $transferOptions)

I have updated and tried this earlier,

$transferOptions = New-Object WinSCP.TransferOptions
$transferOptions.FileMask = "| ~*"

$synchronizationResult = $session.SynchronizeDirectories([WinSCP.SynchronizationMode]::Remote,"C:\Users\1234\desktop\testupload\", "/BatchAPI/test/", $False,$transferOptions)

does the mask work with Synchronization

I see this is set, but I still get the same errors in the log locked files with ~in the name.
"WinSCP.SessionRemoteException: Can't open file 'C:\Users\1234\desktop\testupload\~$New...

PS C:\Users\1234> $transferOptions

PreserveTimestamp : True
FilePermissions :
TransferMode : Binary
FileMask : | ~*
ResumeSupport : default
SpeedLimit : 0
OverwriteMode : Overwrite

Your first snippet is almost correct, except that I've suggested | ~*, not ~*

Your second snippet is just wrong.

Thanks for the reply,
so far I have had no luck and tried the below methods. Do you have a full example? could I have access to the beta?

Thanks

"# Synchronize files
$transferOptions = New-Object WinSCP.TransferOptions
$transferOptions.FileMask = "~*"
$synchronizationResult = $session.SynchronizeDirectories([WinSCP.SynchronizationMode]::Remote, "C:\Users\1234\desktop\testupload\", "/BatchAPI/test/", $False, $transferOptions)"

And

$synchronizationResult = $session.SynchronizeDirectories([WinSCP.SynchronizationMode]::Remote, "C:\Users\1234\desktop\testupload\", "/BatchAPI/test/", $False, "|~*")

You can exclude files starting with ~ using a filemask | ~*.
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/file_mask

Or you can use Session.QueryReceived to continue on error:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/library_session_queryreceived
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/library_example_recursive_download_custom_error_handling

The next version of WinSCP (5.14) will allow excluding hidden files.

Hello,
How can I keep the job running when a file is open while using powershell?
would making the change here resolve my issue?
Synchronize Options
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/ui_keepuptodate
and or skip hidden files as this is temp file "~$Automated.xlsx"

example,
$synchronizationResult = $session.SynchronizeDirectories([WinSCP.SynchronizationMode]::Remote, "\\toys.com\data","/data/", $False)

Thanks


System Error. Code: 32.
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process
Permissions of kept with their defaults
Timestamp of kept with its default (current time)
Error: Exception calling "Check" with "0" argument(s): "Can't open file '\\toys.com\data\Cases\~$Automated.xlsx'.
System Error. Code: 32.
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process"