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Ishu
Ishu

Reputation: 51

Preserve file modification timestamp when downloading with Windows FTP mget command

My FTP mget command is overwriting file modification timestamp, which actually I don't want.

Please help me on this.

Copy.bat

open 10.198.37.61
user
password
mget *.*
disconnect
quit

Main.bat

ftp -i -s:Copy.bat

Upvotes: 2

Views: 5317

Answers (2)

Mario
Mario

Reputation: 59

CoreFTP LE (or PRO) can preserve timestamp - FTP or SFTP

To configure CoreFTP LE:

Site Manager -> Advanced -> General -> Convert Files to GMT (mark it)

Site Manager -> Advanced -> Transfers -> Use MFMT for date modify (mark it)

Done!

Upvotes: -1

Martin Prikryl
Martin Prikryl

Reputation: 202271

The Windows built-in FTP client (ftp.exe) cannot preserve timestamp of remote file when downloading (and vice versa).

You have to use another FTP client. Most other FTP clients do preserve the timestamp.

For example with WinSCP scripting use the following batch file (Main.bat):

winscp.com /ini=nul /log=script.log /command ^
    "open ftp://user:[email protected]/" ^
    "get *.*" ^
    "exit"

See also Converting Windows FTP script to WinSCP script.

(I'm the author of WinSCP)

Upvotes: 2

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