Best Free Program to Schedule Automatic Ftp Downloads

Hello Spicies.

I've read several topics hither regarding automating FTP processes (uploads & downloads to a specific folder on a scheduled bike). Still, virtually are pointing to scripts or batch files. I wrote one long ago and has been installed on an one-time Win XP VM that'south all the same running. This week the batch files stopped working somehow, although no changes were made to the PC, so I speculate it was a windows update...although I doubt that equally I believe Win XP updated EOL past years ago. At any rate, they no longer piece of work in the scheduler. If I run them manually, no problem.

In leu of troubleshooting this, I'd rather become a software that will exercise it for me, automate the process of the upload/download on a schedule and I tin can get rid of this Win XP VM. I have found a few softwares that tin do it, but does anyone have experience with any of them that would recommend one to me?

One article mentioned this one: https://allwaysync.com/

If you have a suggestion on what application to use to schedule an upload and download of a specific network binder, please let me know.

Cheers!
John Fester

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Oct five, 2017 at 13:33 UTC

Imo, WinSCP is the best for that job, scriptable and supports ftps.

Create a script with the steps you want like:

open ftps:user:password@ftp.domain.com ;connection string
cd remotefolder         ;cd to remote binder
lcd localfolder          ;cd to local folder
synchronize local -filemask="*.xls"'  ;Synchronize local folder with all *.xls files
exit                ;leave when washed

add the post-obit line to a bat file and utilise this file to schedule a chore

C:\winscp_dir\winscp.com /log=C:\log_dir\log.txt /Script=C:\path_to_script\script.txt"

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Is your end goal synching folders between multiple machine based on a schedule? If yes, check Syncrify. I'd also recommend reading scenario #2 on http://spider web.synametrics.com/SyncrifyUsageScenarios.htm

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Oct v, 2017 at xiii:29 UTC

I use WinSCP for this. It's scriptable easily and can also exercise SFTP as well. Definitely exercise what you tin can to go rid of the XP machine.

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Oct v, 2017 at 13:33 UTC

Imo, WinSCP is the best for that chore, scriptable and supports ftps.

Create a script with the steps y'all want like:

open ftps:user:password@ftp.domain.com ;connection string
cd remotefolder         ;cd to remote binder
lcd localfolder          ;cd to local folder
synchronize local -filemask="*.xls"'  ;Synchronize local folder with all *.xls files
exit                ;exit when washed

add the following line to a bat file and utilise this file to schedule a task

C:\winscp_dir\winscp.com /log=C:\log_dir\log.txt /Script=C:\path_to_script\script.txt"

Equally previously stated WinSCP is the hands down solution.  I like to log to XML equally I find it easier to parse and look for errors.

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October 5, 2017 at 16:14 UTC

Blake (Synametrics) wrote:

Is your end goal synching folders between multiple machine based on a schedule? If yes, check Syncrify. I'd also recommend reading scenario #2 on http://web.synametrics.com/SyncrifyUsageScenarios.htm

Hi Blake,

Thank you for the recommendation. My goal is to automate a routine that currently checks every 10 minutes for any files on the web server in a particular folder. If it finds any, information technology will download all files, delete all files from the server, then upload the alphabetize file once again as it gets deleted in the previous step. That'south about it. From there we manually piece of work the files.

And then realistically, merely need it to be able to schedule the download of files from the FTP server and either avoid deleting the index file, or upload it once more after finished deleting all files on the FTP server.

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Oct 5, 2017 at 16:28 UTC

Cheers all for the responses! Information technology seems the majority are suggesting WinSCP and is i I found in my searching online every bit well. What halted me nearly this software, was that nearly individuals were referencing commands and scripts. I was hoping to avoid writing scripts for this as the batch file I wrote is what is currently in place, and to fix it would crave troubleshooting my scripts. So my thought was, forget all the scripting and find a software to practice it with a GUI. Maybe non the correct approach...

I think I volition exist trying out WinSCP as it appears in that location is tremendous usage and back up for it in communities and their forums. If anyone has whatever other suggestions earlier I get started learning how to use it and setup some scheduling, please allow me know.

Thank you all over again! I want to mark anybody as the correct respond every bit everyone helped and provided cracking suggestions. I am marking Stratos7951 reply for providing pieces of the script and scheduling.

Thank you everyone!

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