BATCH file to Automate Upload of web site

[Pistol]

First off, I am not sure where to post this, but here it is: I am trying to get my hands on a batch file that will start explorer, or ftp software, then upload my site to it. I have a schedual program that will start the bat file, but I need the bat file to go to the site log on, and copy the files over.

Thanks in advance

 

[QuietDean]

I use an ftp script. First, a batch file like -

@echo off
cd ftp –i -v -s:c:\windows\scriptname ftpservername
exit

Then the script in the script name would be -

loginname
password
binary
lcd cd /targetdirectory
put filename (or mput filename wildcard)
qui


So you could just use a wildcard in a directory, and then everything you want uploaded you just leave in that directory.

Is this what you are after?


Dean Owen

 

[stevenr]

i need to download a file from an public ftp server but keep getting asked for a password, is their any default password that i could try?

Cheers

Steve

 

[QuietDean]

No idea, sorry. Never used one.

Ya could try any webpages that are available to see if thye give instructions. Dean Owen

 

[stevenr]

I am trying to download a file using the above method, i have made the code below:

anonymous
test@test.com
binary
cd data/pub/prokbdown
get prokb.zip
qui

When i run the batch file i get the message:

Command not implemented for that parameter.

Any ideas where i'm going wrong?

cheers

steve

 

[QuietDean]

does the ftp session even start? If not, the problems in your batch file, not the script file.

is test@test.com the password? Dean Owen

 

[stevenr]

the ftp session starts but stops at the get command, this only happens on NT, windows 95 & 98 work fine.

yes that is the password, i am using m own one, but didn't want to put it on here.

cheers

 

[QuietDean]

I dont know enough about NT I'm afraid. More of a unix person.

Try running this thorugh command-line ftp in NT. It may be that NT simply has a different command.

Sorry I can't be more help.

Dean Owen

 

[Pistol]

Sorry to take so long to respond to my original post. I've been working on different things here, but I eventually got the ftp batch to work with the above example, and some modification. Here is the final script for anyone else

OS:Win 2K SP1
2 Files: FTPload.bat
FTPtrans.txt
Path: Root (c:\FTPload.bat)


***********************************************************
(FTPLoad.bat)
@echo off
ftp -v -i -s:FtpTrans.txt 192.168.200.11
***********************************************************

(FTPtrans.txt)
UserName
Password
binary
cd fpdb
put "\\Us1fs1\Users\MclernPe\sites\Belimo Intranet\fpdb\Intranet Databse for employee Phone extensions.mdb"
qui
*********************************************************

Apparently the biggest issue was the order of (-v -i), the script would not run with the order reversed. Thanks for the help.

Peter McLernon