cmd dos check if a remote FTP folder exists - batch-file

I want to know how to check if FTP directory exists, using a batch dos or command.
PS:
Obviously I do not need the root of the server, but a subdirectory, otherwise I would have been enough ping it.
thanks

You could use an ftp script that tries to change to the directory and then parse the output looking for the 550 error code that says you cannot. Something like the following works for me...
#Echo off
echo open ftp.mysite.com>test.ftp
echo ftpusername>>test.ftp
echo ftppassword>>test.ftp
echo cd %1>>test.ftp
echo quit>>test.ftp
for /f %%i in ('ftp -s:test.ftp') do if {%%i} EQU {550} echo Does not exist

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CMD/FTP to create folder using to today date & connect ftp download into created folder

I'm new to this cmd/FTP command. I would like to create a new folder at my local directory using today's date and connect to FTP to download the specific file to the newly created folder. If I manually type in command one by one at cmd, it has no issue. But when I use a batch file to run, my command stopped at FTP.
setlocal enableextensions
set name=%date:~-10,2%"-"%date:~7,2%"-"%date:~-4,4"_"job%
mkdir C:\%name%
cd C:\%name%
ftp
open 192.168.31.93
*user*
*password*
binary
cd *directory*
mget -i *.*
I did try to separate my command to two batches;
1. folder creation
2. FTP download but the file downloaded didn't go into the folder I created. the downloaded file went to C:\Document & Settings.
main batch file
#echo off
call rename.bat
ftp -i -s:ftp.txt
rename.bat
setlocal enableextensions
set name=%date:~-10,2%"-"%date:~7,2%"-"%date:~-4,4%"_job"
mkdir c:\%name%
cd c:\%name%
ftp.txt
open 192.168.31.93
*user*
*password*
binary
cd *directory*
mget *.*
close
Another method I try is using '!' when in FTP environment, then create a folder then exit back to FTP environment. This method again doesn't work with the batch file. Please help
It seems that with command extensions enabled, the working directory set by a child batch file is lost, then the batch file exits.
I'm not sure how to solve it, but you actually do not need the rename.bat file to be a separate file. This "main batch file" should work:
#echo off
setlocal enableextensions
set name=%date:~-10,2%"-"%date:~7,2%"-"%date:~-4,4%"_job"
mkdir c:\%name%
cd /d c:\%name%
ftp -i "-s:%~dp0\ftp.txt"
Also note the /d added to cd. Without that your batch will not work when started from another drive. You also have to use %~dp0 to refer to the batch file folder for the ftp.txt. As at the time ftp is called, you have changed to the target directory.
You possibly do not even need the command extensions to be enabled. So simply removing the setlocal enableextensions might solve the problem too. Though you still need the %~dp0 and /d.
I've decided to post this, although similar to the answer given, there are a couple of differences.
It creates the text file, then deletes it, (this keeps everything more portable).
I have corrected your directory name, (because of a typo).
#Echo Off
Set "Name=%DATE%"
Set "Name=%Name:~-10,2%-%Name:~-7,2%-%Name:~-4%_job"
MD "C:\%Name%" 2>Nul
CD /D "C:\%Name%" || Exit /B
( Echo open 192.168.31.93
Echo *user*
Echo *password*
Echo binary
Echo cd *directory*
Echo mget *.*
Echo close
)>"ftp.txt"
FTP -i -s:ftp.txt
Del "ftp.txt" 2>Nul
Exit /B

How to create a text file inside a folder on the desktop using batch

I am trying to get a batch file to create a folder on the desktop with a text file inside of it. Every-time i try to run this line of code it gives my the error that "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect."
echo ========================
::CREATE FILES START
cd /d C:
md Title
echo.>"C:\Users\%USERACCOUNT%\Desktop\Example\example.txt"
::CREATE FILES END
echo Done!
pause >nul
Your code is changing to drive C, then creating GeoHunt2015 in root. Then you try to echo the file into non-existent folder on desktop, hence the error.
This assumes your %userprofile% is "c:\users\name"
md "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\GeoHunt2015"
echo.>"%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\GeoHunt2015\Mission_Instuctions.txt"
or you can cd to desktop
echo ========================
:: CREATE FILES START
cd /d "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\"
md GeoHunt2015
echo. >"GeoHunt2015\Mission_Instructions.txt"
:: CREATE FILES END
echo Done!
pause >nul
Is %USERACCOUNT% defined?
Is the echo actually causing the issue?
Try commenting out stuff until you are sure that the echo is causing the syntax error.
A couple things I can see. You're switching to the C: directory, then making the GeoHunt2015 folder, but then attempting to echo into the GeoHunt2015 folder on your desktop.
Try this echo instead:
echo.>"C:\GeoHunt2015\Mission_Instructions.txt"
Try using
mkdir "C:\%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\GeoHunt2015"
echo.>"C:\%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\GeoHunt2015\Mission_Instuctions.txt"
as you had in your original version of the question.

delete a file from local drive after successful upload to ftp using batch file

i want to delete file from my local system after successful send to ftp using batch file. for scheduling purpose i m using window scheduler. below is my code which is able to post to ftp.how to delete that successful send to ftp otherwise file shld not delete.
%windir%\system32\ftp.exe -s:%~f0
goto done
cd C:\
open Host Name
user_name
password
bi
put user_input.csv
bye
:done
#echo off
cls
exit
if i will write delete here then it ll delete from remote server.pls suggest me how to do that using window ftp.exe
You need to redirect the output of the FTP command. Check for a succesful message and act upon it.
I can't provide an exact script, because it will depend on the FTP command you actually use, but the idea is like this.
echo open Host Name >%temp%\ftpin.txt
echo user_name >>%temp%\ftpin.txt
echo password >>%temp%\ftpin.txt
echo put user_input.csv >>%temp%\ftpin.txt
echo bye >>%temp%\ftpin.txt
ftp -n -s:%temp%\ftpin.txt >%temp%\ftpout.txt
for /f "tokens=* skip=9" %%a in (ftpout.txt) do (
if "%%a"=="226 Transfer complete." (
del user_input.csv
)
)
EDIT: You will have to adjust your BAT to the actual output of your FTP script. Probably you will need to change the "skip" parameter of the FOR command.

Batch script to wait for file to be generated on FTP server and download

I have a program in my FTP server to generate a file, which may take 3-5 minutes to complete and also I knew the name of the file which i being created by my program. Now, once I initiate the program in my server, I have keep checking until the file is created. Once it is created, I am using the below batch script to ftp the file to my local desktop.
#ftp -i -s:"%~f0"&GOTO:EOF
open 10.100.16.111
username
password
lcd c:\
cd root/output_folder
binary
mget "*partial_file_name*" REM mget using wildcard search
disconnect
bye
This script works fine for me. But the problem is, I need modify this script as such, script should keep running until the file is generated. Because i don't know when the file creation will get completed. So, it will great if some one help/guide me to make a looping script which will wait until the completion of file creation and download the same file through FTP.
With this edit you can launch the batch file with the file name on the command line, like this:
ftpscript.bat "filename.ext"
Note that your lcd uses c:\ which is a restricted location in later versions of windows.
#echo off
>file.tmp echo open 10.100.16.111
>>file.tmp echo username
>>file.tmp echo password
>>file.tmp echo lcd c:\
>>file.tmp echo cd root/output_folder
>>file.tmp echo binary
>>file.tmp echo mget "%~1"
>>file.tmp echo disconnect
>>file.tmp echo bye
:retry
ftp -i -s:"file.tmp"
if not exist "%~1" timeout /t 300 & goto :retry
echo file has downloaded
del file.tmp
pause
More elegant solution is to use an FTP client that supports parametrized scripts or commands on command-line, such as WinSCP, to avoid creating a temporary script file.
Parametrized script
The batch file would be more or less identical as with the Windows ftp:
#echo off
:retry
winscp.com /script=script.txt /parameter "%~1"
if not exist "%~1" timeout /t 300 & goto :retry
echo file has downloaded
pause
The ftp script converts to following WinSCP script:
open ftp://username:password#10.100.16.111/
lcd c:\
cd root/output_folder
get -transfer=binary "%1%"
exit
Commands on command-line
You can also inline the commands the to the batch file:
#echo off
:retry
winscp.com /command ^
"open ftp://username:password#10.100.16.111/" ^
"lcd c:\" ^
"cd root/output_folder" ^
"get -transfer=binary ""%~1""" ^
"exit"
if not exist "%~1" timeout /t 300 & goto :retry
echo file has downloaded
pause
References:
Automating file transfers to FTP server;
Upload to multiple servers / Parametrized script.
Had you ever need to upgrade to the FTPS or the SFTP, just modify the session URL in the open command command accordingly.
(I'm the author of WinSCP)

Variables in Batch FTP script

In C you can use %username% as a variable for the current user's name for directory listings and such: c:\documents and settings\%username%\
Is there something like this for a batch script?
Using just %username% doesn't seem to help.
I wrote a script that accesses my FTP server so I can load files to the server.
I want my friends to be able to use this script, but I don't want to have to write several different scripts.
Here is what I have so far:
#echo off
#ftp -s:"%~f0" &GOTO: EOF
open FTP.server.com
user
pass
cd /home/ftp
bin
lcd "c:\documents and settings\%username%\my documents\FTP"
mput *txt
pause
bye
There's gotta be a way
This can be done if you change the batch file so that it creates a script file every time the batch file runs. You can do this by using the echo command to write the script lines to script file, which you can then pass to the ftp command. The reason this works is that echo will expand the %username% variable before writing it to the script file:
#echo off
del script.txt
echo open FTP.server.com>>script.txt
.
[echo rest of script lines to file]
.
echo lcd "c:\documents and settings\%username%\my documents\FTP">>script.txt
echo echo mput *txt>>script.txt
#ftp -s:script.txt
I believe i found a better way, although it's a bit more code.
set "rootdir=%userprofile%\my documents"
set "destdir=c:\
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir /b /s "%rootdir%*.txt"') do copy "%%~a" "%destdir%"
And then the usual FTP stuff, including lcd c:\
Ive tested this and it works, although I would like to find a simpler way.
I tried using xcopy but for some reason it doesn't work on my system, the cmd screen just hangs.
Also tried just using copy, but that gave me "can't find file" errors.
Instead of using lcd, a better idea might be to change the working directory in the outer batch file.
#echo off
#pushd "c:\documents and settings\%username%\my documents\FTP"
#ftp -s:"%~f0" &GOTO: EOF
open FTP.server.com
user
pass
cd /home/ftp
bin
mput *txt
#pause
The only problem with this solution, is that the script itself is no longer in the working directory, and so you need to add a path for that. (Or, put it in the FTP folder ;)
Also, minor pedantry, but this is not actually a correct way to find My documents. In particular, on Vista or Windows 7, User profiles are stored in C:\Users. And, it's possible for users to move My Documents (on my computer, My Documents is located in D:\Mike's Documents)
However, there doesn't appear to be an environment variable that points directly at My Documents, so you will have to make do with this:
"%userprofile%\my documents\FTP"
If the people running this script are running XP and haven't moved their My Documents, then this doesn't really matter.

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