Trying to automate get -delete

hey guys, so I've created bunn_get.txt in C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP and it goes like this:
open sftp://<key>@ftp.axiscloudplatform.com/ -hostkey="ssh-rsa 2048 <another key>="

cd /out
lcd C:\GD\Emails\Bunnings

get -delete *.xml
#also tried get -delete *.xml C:\GD\Emails\Bunnings

exit

# Execute the script using a command like:
# "C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\WinSCP.exe" /log="C:\GD\Emails\Bunnings\archive\WinSCP.log" /ini=nul /script="C:\bunn_get.txt"

And I've created bunn_edi.bat in c:\

"C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\WinSCP.exe" /log="C:\GD\Emails\Bunnings\archive\WinSCP.log" /ini=nul /script="C:\bunnings_get.txt

Nothing's happening. When I try to open the terminal window in WINSCP, I get the error:

Authentication log (see session log for details):
Using username "<username>".

Authentication failed.

Any ideas?

My Regards
Roman
Candoo Business Systems

It does not look like you have a problem with get -delete but rather with an authentication.

Can you authenticate in WinSCP GUI?

If you can, then have WinSCP GUI generate a code template for you:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/ui_generateurl#script

I was able to figure WinSCP automation out. For your info, here's what works:

1 Get WinSCP to generate the script for you. You'll need the line at the top as that contains the SSL certificate as well as a properly-formatted user and password authentication.

2 For some reason the instructions at the bottom of the file generated by WinSCP don't work, so instead do this;

3 Create a batch file, in my case I saved in c:\ The file has the following 3 lines:

cd\
cd Program Files (x86)\WinSCP
type get_script.txt | winscp

4 create get_script.txt in Program Files (x86)\WinSCP (the standard directory it installs in), it contains the following 5 lines:

open sftp://<the rest of that first line from step 1>

cd /out
lcd C:\XML

get -delete *.xml

exit

5 your files will appear in C:\XML.

You have to use the type command in the batch file, simply listing the commands stops working as soon as you're in winscp's prompt (it has its own prompt).

I hope this comes in handy later, thank you and good luck.

My regards,
Roman Belousov
www.candoo.com.au

Roman Belousov wrote:

2 For some reason the instructions at the bottom of the file generated by WinSCP don't work

Can you please elaborate on the problem?