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Jabo · Apr 11th, 2008, 10:53 PM

I'm trying to set up some batch files to retrieve some files from a server according to the date in the file name and I'm wondering if this will work also in my ftp scripts or if I have to learn scripting to be able to do this

I call my script from my batch file like so:

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ftp -s:file_retrieve.txt

file_retrieve.txt looks like this now:

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open server
username
password
binary
lcd c:\temp
get filea20080411.dat filea20080411.dat_1
get fileb20080411.dat fileb20080411.dat_1
get filec20080411.dat filec20080411.dat_1
bye

and I'm wanting to change the get lines to be:

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get file*%date:~-4,4%%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%.dat file*%date:~-4,4%%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%.dat_1

also replacing the 3 lines with one with a wild card

Apr 11th, 2008, 10:53 PM	#1
Jabo Not a user? Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 253 Rep Power: 1	DOS batch files question I'm trying to set up some batch files to retrieve some files from a server according to the date in the file name and I'm wondering if this will work also in my ftp scripts or if I have to learn scripting to be able to do this I call my script from my batch file like so: batch Syntax (Toggle Plain Text) ftp -s:file_retrieve.txt ftp -s:file_retrieve.txt file_retrieve.txt looks like this now: script Syntax (Toggle Plain Text) open server username password binary lcd c:\temp get filea20080411.dat filea20080411.dat_1 get fileb20080411.dat fileb20080411.dat_1 get filec20080411.dat filec20080411.dat_1 bye open server username password binary lcd c:\temp get filea20080411.dat filea20080411.dat_1 get fileb20080411.dat fileb20080411.dat_1 get filec20080411.dat filec20080411.dat_1 bye and I'm wanting to change the get lines to be: script Syntax (Toggle Plain Text) get file%date:~-4,4%%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%.dat file%date:~-4,4%%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%.dat_1 get file%date:~-4,4%%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%.dat file%date:~-4,4%%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%.dat_1 also replacing the 3 lines with one with a wild card

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