'winscp.com' is not recognized as an internal or extenal command, operable program or batch file :: Support Forum

danbr
Joined:: 2016-06-08
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'winscp.com' is not recognized as an internal or extenal command, operable program or batch file

2016-07-26 16:27

I seem to keep getting this problem when installing WinSCP for the first time on a new machine (Windows Server 2008 R2), my same script works fine on my work machine (Windows 10 Pro) and I have checked the install directory is directed at C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP. I have tried restarting the server after installing WinSCP and even when I open the cmd and type winscp I get the above error... any ideas?

My script which is .bat is below...

winscp.com /log=ftp.log /command ^
    "open ftps://Administrator:password@server.com/ -passive -explicitssl -explicittls" ^
    "synchronize remote C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\dumps /folder" ^
    "exit"
 
pause

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danbr

2016-07-26 16:56

I seem to have fixed my own problem... had to add the PATH environment variable manually...
C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\

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martin◆ Site Admin
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Re: 'winscp.com' is not recognized as an internal or extenal command, operable program or batch file

2016-07-27

Alternative solutions are:
– Use a full path in the batch file
– Use installer to add winscp.com/winscp.exe to the PATH:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/ui_installer_selecttasks
– Use WinSCP for the same:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/ui_pref_integration

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