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Cwaldschmit Guest

Bat/Script file not working

2016-10-05 11:00

Hello,

I've got the following problem. I can't get the following code to work automatic trough a .BAT file or with a script:

batch continue
option confirm on
"C:\Program Files\WinSCP\WinSCP.com" ^
  /log="C:\Users\PC0102\Desktop\cz2\WinSCP.log" /ini=nul /loglevel=2*^
  /command ^
    "open ftps://PRC:*@datatransfer.cz.nl
  CD Incassopartner2CZ
  CD Input
  put C:\Users\PC0102\Desktop\cz2\Bestanden\ /prc/Incassopartner2CZ/Input

When I put this code in my cmd it's working perfect (See log 1). When I try the same code in a .BAT file or with a .BAT file who calls on a script its only connecting to the server and isn't doing anything anymore (see log 2). Is there anyone who could help me with this problem?

log 2.log (6.45 KB)

Description: Log that's not working

log 1.log (12.63 KB)

Description: Log that's working

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martin◆ Site Admin
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Re: Bat/Script file not working

2016-10-06

Your code is just wrong.

This is the correct syntax:

"C:\Program Files\WinSCP\WinSCP.com" ^
  /log="C:\Users\PC0102\Desktop\cz2\WinSCP.log" /ini=nul /loglevel=2* ^
  /command ^
    "option batch continue" ^
    "option confirm on" ^
    "open ftps://PRC:*@datatransfer.cz.nl" ^
    "CD Incassopartner2CZ" ^
    "CD Input" ^
    "put C:\Users\PC0102\Desktop\cz2\Bestanden\* /prc/Incassopartner2CZ/Input/" ^
    "exit"

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Cwaldschmit
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2016-10-06 10:00

I've tried out your code in CMD. And it does nothing except starting up winscp in cmd. All other commands are unknown.

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martin◆ Site Admin
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2016-10-10

The ^'s are a batch file syntax. It does not work in the cmd.exe console. If you want to test it, add the command to a batch file and execute that.
See also Why are some WinSCP scripting commands specified in a batch file not executed/failing?

In the cmd.exe console, you have to remove the ^ and put everything on a single line.

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Cwaldschmit
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2016-10-10 10:07

How do you mean exactly?
I've been trying out some stuff atm
I got a .bat file now that activates the .txt script.
But for some reason it says

Host "upload.txt" does not exist

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martin◆ Site Admin

2016-10-10

I mean that you copy and paste the code from my post to a .bat file, exactly.

There's no upload.txt involved.

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Cwaldschmit

2016-10-10 10:10

It only starts winscp in command promt but doesn't do anything else at all.

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martin◆ Site Admin
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2016-10-13

OK, assuming your batch file is called upload.bat:
Open console (cmd.exe) and type:

type upload.bat
upload.bat

And post a screenshot of the result.

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Cwaldschmit
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2016-10-13 10:22

This is the result

cmd2.PNG (13.07 KB)

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martin◆ Site Admin

2016-10-13

You have to use the ^'s in the batch file.

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Cwaldschmit
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2016-10-17 09:52

Fort some reason its not opening the connection. The password does exist a & could that be the problem?

cmd3.png (32.13 KB)

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martin◆ Site Admin

2016-10-17

Your batch file is still not, what I've shown you to use.

Please attach your batch file.

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Cwaldschmit

2016-10-17 10:42

I can send the bat file but I can't give you the password of the server. Is that a problem?

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martin◆ Site Admin

2016-10-17

Remove all information you do not want to share.

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Cwaldschmit
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2016-10-17 10:54

Here is the .BAT file

upload.bat (260 Bytes)

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martin◆ Site Admin
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2016-10-20

You have this:

C:\Users\PC0102\Desktop\cz2\WinSCP\winscp.com ^
/command ^
option batch off ^
option confirm on ^ 
open ftps://*:*@datatransfer.cz.nl ^     
CD Incassopartner2CZ ^ 
CD Input ^ 
put C:\Users\PC0102\Desktop\cz2\Bestanden\ /prc/Incassopartner2CZ/Input ^

And I've asked you to do this:

C:\Users\PC0102\Desktop\cz2\WinSCP\winscp.com ^
    /command ^
        "option batch off" ^
        "option confirm on" ^
        "open ftps://*:*@datatransfer.cz.nl" ^
        "CD Incassopartner2CZ" ^
        "CD Input" ^
        "put C:\Users\PC0102\Desktop\cz2\Bestanden\ /prc/Incassopartner2CZ/Input" ^
        "exit"

You are missing the indentation (leading spaces), double-quotes around commands and the exit command.
And on many lines, you have spaces after the ^. That's not allowed. The ^ must be the very last character on the line.

See Why are some WinSCP scripting commands specified in a batch file not executed/failing?

I'm attaching a fixed batch file.

upload.bat (331 Bytes)

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Cwaldschmit

2016-10-20 13:16

Well as a .BAT file your code isn't working. After starting up winscp.com it does nothing. When I type exit and enter the bat files continues.

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msides Guest

Thanks for this!

2024-03-19 14:39

This helped me fix my code. Thank you!!

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George Guest

WinSCP Command Through BatchScript

2024-04-15 07:00

Hi,

Need your assistance, I am able to connect the FTP using batch script for the WinSCP but it is not able to do get the files but manually we are able to do it.

echo on
del ftpcmd.log
batch continue
option confirm on
winscp.com /log=ftpcmd.log /command ^
    "open ftps://XXXXXX:XXXXXXX" -hostkey="ssh-rsa 2048 xxxxxxxxxxx..." ^ 
"get /TEST_RPT/ c:\test" ^
"exit"

It is showing at below command

Active session: [1] FTP URL
winscp>

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martin◆ Site Admin
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Re: WinSCP Command Through BatchScript

2024-04-15

@George: This is all discussed above already. There must be no space after ^ and the next line must be indented. Also your batch continue and option confirm on commands are misplaced and invalid. And your quotes are wrong.

echo on
del ftpcmd.log
winscp.com /log=ftpcmd.log /command ^
    "option batch continue" ^
    "option confirm on" ^
    "open ftps://XXXXXX:XXXXXXX -hostkey=""ssh-rsa 2048 xxxxxxxxxxx...""" ^
    "get /TEST_RPT/ c:\test" ^
    "exit"

Again, see Why are some WinSCP scripting commands specified in a batch file not executed/failing? (linked two times already above).

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