CODEWITHSUNDEEP
batch-filecmdftp
Viorel Moraru
Viorel Moraru

Reputation: 45

Copy files from Ftp to local directory using batch file

I try to copy a lot o file from my ftp = ftp://ftp.prodega.ch so:

I created a code.txt file with this text:

open ftp://ftp.prodega.ch
user
password
lcd /D "E:\f2\" //this is my local directory
cd Bilder1/     //this is ftp folder
mget *
pause

the I execute in cmd this row : ftp -s:code.txt but I meet with this error: unknown host: ftp://ftp.prodega.ch help me please

Upvotes: 2

Views: 4657

Answers (1)

MichaelS
MichaelS

Reputation: 6042

When connecting to a server via the built-in FTP client you have to skip ftp://!

So open ftp.prodega.ch will fix your issue.

However, you might still face another problem. The standard FTP client doesn't support passive mode which is required by most of the servers. If you are not able to modify the server, you won't be able to download the files. You should consider using a PowerShell script instead or use a different FTP client with command line support.

Upvotes: 2

Related Questions