Vista - FTP whole directories?

01-08-2008

I was wondering if there is anway to FTP whole directories. I want to
schedule FTP to downlaod an entire directory every night. I have tried
several 3rd party application with no luck. It seems windows FTP
command doesn't support wildcards.

01-09-2008

Tried the mget command within the ftp client?

http://www.nsftools.com/tips/MSFTP.htm

You can use the -s:[filename] switch to
run multiple commands from within the sessions

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Curt
"Mike C" <michaeljc70@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>I was wondering if there is anway to FTP whole directories. I want to
> schedule FTP to downlaod an entire directory every night. I have tried
> several 3rd party application with no luck. It seems windows FTP
> command doesn't support wildcards.

01-09-2008

In article <cec44704-f5ad-48c9-930b-d22527ccc928@xxxxxx>,
Mike C <michaeljc70@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>I was wondering if there is anway to FTP whole directories. I want to
>schedule FTP to downlaod an entire directory every night. I have tried
>several 3rd party application with no luck. It seems windows FTP
>command doesn't support wildcards.

Try

ftp> mget *

01-09-2008

On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 05:27:28 +0000 (UTC), wrat@xxxxxx (the wharf
rat) wrote:

Quote:

>In article <cec44704-f5ad-48c9-930b-d22527ccc928@xxxxxx>,
>Mike C <michaeljc70@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>>I was wondering if there is anway to FTP whole directories. I want to
>>schedule FTP to downlaod an entire directory every night. I have tried
>>several 3rd party application with no luck. It seems windows FTP
>>command doesn't support wildcards.

>
>
> Try
>
>ftp> mget *

You will probably need to do the "prompt" command before mget.

ftp prompt (Turns off prompting for Yes or no for each file)
ftp mget *

--
Ciao,
Falcon

01-11-2008

On Jan 9, 6:51 pm, Falcon <Falcon23...@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

> On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 05:27:28 +0000 (UTC), w...@xxxxxx (the wharf
>
> rat) wrote:

Quote:

> >In article <cec44704-f5ad-48c9-930b-d22527ccc...@xxxxxx>,
> >Mike C <michaelj...@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

> >>I was wondering if there is anway to FTP whole directories. I want to
> >>schedule FTP to downlaod an entire directory every night. I have tried
> >>several 3rd party application with no luck. It seems windows FTP
> >>command doesn't support wildcards.

>

Quote:

> > Try

>

Quote:

> >ftp> mget *

>
> You will probably need to do the "prompt" command before mget.
>
> ftp prompt (Turns off prompting for Yes or no for each file)
> ftp mget *
>
> --
> Ciao,
> Falcon

Thanks. I got it working. The only issue I see is if there is a
glitch in connections, there is no recovery and you have to start over.

01-08-2008	#1 (permalink)
Mike C n/a posts	FTP whole directories? I was wondering if there is anway to FTP whole directories. I want to schedule FTP to downlaod an entire directory every night. I have tried several 3rd party application with no luck. It seems windows FTP command doesn't support wildcards.
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01-09-2008	#2 (permalink)
Curt n/a posts	Re: FTP whole directories? Tried the mget command within the ftp client? http://www.nsftools.com/tips/MSFTP.htm You can use the -s:[filename] switch to run multiple commands from within the sessions -- Curt "Mike C" <michaeljc70@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:cec44704-f5ad-48c9-930b-d22527ccc928@xxxxxx Quote: >I was wondering if there is anway to FTP whole directories. I want to > schedule FTP to downlaod an entire directory every night. I have tried > several 3rd party application with no luck. It seems windows FTP > command doesn't support wildcards.
My System Specs

01-09-2008	#3 (permalink)
the wharf rat n/a posts	Re: FTP whole directories? In article <cec44704-f5ad-48c9-930b-d22527ccc928@xxxxxx>, Mike C <michaeljc70@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >I was wondering if there is anway to FTP whole directories. I want to >schedule FTP to downlaod an entire directory every night. I have tried >several 3rd party application with no luck. It seems windows FTP >command doesn't support wildcards. Try ftp> mget *
My System Specs

01-09-2008	#4 (permalink)
Falcon n/a posts	Re: FTP whole directories? On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 05:27:28 +0000 (UTC), wrat@xxxxxx (the wharf rat) wrote: Quote: >In article <cec44704-f5ad-48c9-930b-d22527ccc928@xxxxxx>, >Mike C <michaeljc70@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >>I was wondering if there is anway to FTP whole directories. I want to >>schedule FTP to downlaod an entire directory every night. I have tried >>several 3rd party application with no luck. It seems windows FTP >>command doesn't support wildcards. > > > Try > >ftp> mget * You will probably need to do the "prompt" command before mget. ftp prompt (Turns off prompting for Yes or no for each file) ftp mget * -- Ciao, Falcon
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01-11-2008	#5 (permalink)
Mike C n/a posts	Re: FTP whole directories? On Jan 9, 6:51 pm, Falcon <Falcon23...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 05:27:28 +0000 (UTC), w...@xxxxxx (the wharf > > rat) wrote: Quote: > >In article <cec44704-f5ad-48c9-930b-d22527ccc...@xxxxxx>, > >Mike C <michaelj...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > >>I was wondering if there is anway to FTP whole directories. I want to > >>schedule FTP to downlaod an entire directory every night. I have tried > >>several 3rd party application with no luck. It seems windows FTP > >>command doesn't support wildcards. > Quote: > > Try > Quote: > >ftp> mget * > > You will probably need to do the "prompt" command before mget. > > ftp prompt (Turns off prompting for Yes or no for each file) > ftp mget * > > -- > Ciao, > Falcon Thanks. I got it working. The only issue I see is if there is a glitch in connections, there is no recovery and you have to start over.
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