Can I use a variable to repeat a get -filemask destination path

rustlerush
Joined:: 2023-11-09
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Can I use a variable to repeat a get -filemask destination path

2023-11-09 16:03

I have

get -filemask fileA*.txt>today \\192.168.1.10\fixeddestination\
get -filemask fileB*.txt>today \\192.168.1.10\fixeddestination\
get -filemask fileC*.txt>today \\192.168.1.10\fixeddestination\

Does a way exist to declare the path \\192.168.1.10\fixeddestination\ just once as in:-

var destination = \\192.168.1.10\fixeddestination\

enabling me to write

get -filemask fileA*.txt>today destination\

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martin◆ Site Admin
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Re: Can I use a variable to repeat a get -filemask destination path

2023-11-13

You can set an environment variable in the parent batch file:

set DESTINATION=\\192.168.1.10\fixeddestination\

and use it in WinSCP script like:

get fileA*.txt>today %DESTINATION%

See https://winscp.net/eng/docs/scripting#variables
(Note that in your script the empty -filemask is redundant)

Another option is:
Upload to multiple servers / Parametrized script

Or you can just change the remote working directory:

cd \\192.168.1.10\fixeddestination\
get fileA*.txt>today
get fileB*.txt>today
get fileC*.txt>today

Or specify the multiple sources in one command:

get fileA*.txt>today fileB*.txt>today fileC*.txt>today \\192.168.1.10\fixeddestination\

Or even simplify the mask using set pattern to:

get file[ABC]*.txt>today \\192.168.1.10\fixeddestination\

https://winscp.net/eng/docs/file_mask#basic

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