backup local directory to ftp Server with adding actual "date-Time" to remote directory-Name

hello everybody,
i have to do automated daily backup of local "data"-directory of a cash register system to a ftp-server at a specific time (06:00 a.m)
on ftp-server there should be added actual "date-Time" to remote directory-Name. e.g. "data" >>> "2016-11-15_0139_data"
can you provide me with a sample-script where similar problems have been solved before or give me some hints - many thanks in advance :wink:

See
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/guide_automation
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/scripting#timestamp

I need the same thing but only in the opposite direction. So, I need to schedule my PC to connect to remote FTP, collect all the files & folders there and copy those to my HDD at certain interval. The most important thing is that every time it collect the data, it create new containing folder with date&time stamp in folder name on a local drive so I could have multiple backups without overwriting the old ones.

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The solution is the same:

get /remote/path/* C:\local\path\data\%TIMESTAMP#yyyy-mm-dd%

Except that WinSCP cannot create the target local directory for you. You have to create it before starting WinSCP.
E.g. from a wrapper batch file or PowerShell script.

You can still use WinSCP to generate the directory name for you:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/script_formatting_timestamp_batch_file

martin wrote:

open ftp://username:password@ftp.example.com
put C:\local\path\data /remote/path/%TIMESTAMP#yyyy-mm-dd%_data
exit

See
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/guide_automation
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/scripting#timestamp

many thanks for help - i tested script - but remote folder was not resolved with "time-date-stamp" - remote folder appears as follows:

/remote/path/%TIMESTAMP#yyyy-mm-dd%_data

what can i do? - thank for help in advance ...

Your duplicate post:
https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24267