ftp xp_cmdshell script within a stored procedure - sql-server

Question

I'm building a stored procedure to transfer data from SQL Server to a remote FTP server.
I wrote the table data to a file with the following query
exec xp_cmdshell "bcp master.dbo.table out c:\temp\bcp_outputFile.txt -S(local)\SQLEXPRESS -T -c"
However, I'm struggling with building a script that would take that file and send it across to the FTP Server.
Using SSIS is not an option. It must be done with the xp_cmdshell command.
Any ideas?
Thanks

Answer 1

Use the below mention procedure for uploading the file in the ftp server.
here in the procedure i have hard coded the ftp details you can change it.
create procedure [dbo].[uploadfile_ftp]
#SourcePath varchar(128),
#SourceFiles varchar(128),
#DestPath varchar(128)
AS
Begin
DECLARE #FTPServer varchar(128)
DECLARE #FTPUser varchar(128)
DECLARE #FTPPwd varchar(128)
DECLARE #FTPMode varchar(10)
-- FTP attributes.
SET #FTPServer = 'ftp url'
SET #FTPUser = 'ftp username'
SET #FTPPwd = 'ftp password'
SET #FTPMode = 'binary' -- ascii, binary or blank for default.
DECLARE #cmd varchar(1000)
DECLARE #workfile varchar(128)
DECLARE #nowstr varchar(25)
-- Get the %TEMP% environment variable.
DECLARE #tempdir varchar(128)
CREATE TABLE #tempvartable(info VARCHAR(1000))
INSERT #tempvartable EXEC master..xp_cmdshell 'echo %temp%'
SET #tempdir = (SELECT top 1 info FROM #tempvartable)
IF RIGHT(#tempdir, 1) <> '\' SET #tempdir = #tempdir + '\'
DROP TABLE #tempvartable
-- Generate #workfile
SET #nowstr = replace(replace(convert(varchar(30), GETDATE(), 121), ' ', '_'), ':', '-')
SET #workfile = 'FTP_SPID' + convert(varchar(128), ##spid) + '_' + #nowstr + '.txt'
-- Deal with special chars for echo commands.
select #FTPServer = replace(replace(replace(#FTPServer, '|', '^|'),'<','^<'),'>','^>')
select #FTPUser = replace(replace(replace(#FTPUser, '|', '^|'),'<','^<'),'>','^>')
select #FTPPwd = replace(replace(replace(#FTPPwd, '&', '^&'),'<','^<'),'>','^>')
select #DestPath = replace(replace(replace(#DestPath, '|', '^|'),'<','^<'),'>','^>')
IF RIGHT(#SourcePath, 1) <> '\' SET #SourcePath = #SourcePath + '\'
-- Build the FTP script file.
select #cmd = 'echo ' + 'open ' + #FTPServer + ' > ' + #tempdir + #workfile
EXEC master..xp_cmdshell #cmd
print #cmd;
select #cmd = 'echo ' + #FTPUser + '>> ' + #tempdir + #workfile
EXEC master..xp_cmdshell #cmd
print #cmd;
select #cmd = 'echo ' + #FTPPwd + '>> ' + #tempdir + #workfile
EXEC master..xp_cmdshell #cmd
print #cmd;
select #cmd = 'echo ' + 'prompt ' + ' >> ' + #tempdir + #workfile
EXEC master..xp_cmdshell #cmd
print #cmd;
IF LEN(#FTPMode) > 0
BEGIN
select #cmd = 'echo ' + #FTPMode + ' >> ' + #tempdir + #workfile
EXEC master..xp_cmdshell #cmd
END
IF LEN(#DestPath) > 0
BEGIN
select #cmd = 'echo ' + 'cd ' + #DestPath + ' >> ' + #tempdir + #workfile
EXEC master..xp_cmdshell #cmd
END
select #cmd = 'echo ' + 'mput ' + #SourcePath + #SourceFiles + ' >> ' + #tempdir + #workfile
EXEC master..xp_cmdshell #cmd
select #cmd = 'echo ' + 'quit' + ' >> ' + #tempdir + #workfile
EXEC master..xp_cmdshell #cmd
-- Execute the FTP command via script file.
select #cmd = 'ftp -s:' + #tempdir + #workfile
print #cmd;
create table #a (id int identity(1,1), s varchar(1000))
insert #a
EXEC master..xp_cmdshell #cmd
select id, ouputtmp = s from #a
-- Clean up.
drop table #a
select #cmd = 'del ' + #tempdir + #workfile
EXEC master..xp_cmdshell #cmd
End