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olivier

Thank you

It works very well.
mholtermann

Re: Check if a directory exists before making it

Can't you use option batch continue like so? I'm guessing they were trying to not use .NET 
option batch on
option confirm off
lcd C:\my_local_files
option batch continue
mkdir 123456
option batch on
put .\123456\orderconf_1234.xml ./123456/orderconf_1234.xml
exit
Просто мимо ш

C# // Check & create remote directory

// Check & create remote directory
if (!session.FileExists(dirTo))
{
    string[] ss = dirTo.Split('/');
    string curdir = "";
    foreach(string s in ss)
    {
        curdir += '/' + s;
        if (!session.FileExists(curdir))
            session.CreateDirectory(curdir);
    }                        
}
Martinorosious

Using remote command programm

Have you tried using the remote command possibilities? E.g.: 
call bash -c "[ -d <Path to directory> ] || mkdir <Path to directory>"
Siemandelc

In case you stumble upon this from the google, the Session.FileExists(path) command works for directories as well. :)
AlphaUno

follow up

I think we both have the same issue.

Able to do:

  1. create a directory
  2. move files to that directory

Unable to do:

  1. check to see if directory exists
  2. if it exists move files to it.
  3. if it doesn't exist then create dir and then move files to it.
obannala@...

Searching existing folders in SFTP server

This is how use my WinSCP to access SFTP server. 
Dim startInfo As New ProcessStartInfo
startInfo.FileName = uWinScpPath
startInfo.RedirectStandardInput = True
startInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = True
startInfo.UseShellExecute = False
startInfo.CreateNoWindow = True
startInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
 
''Start WINscp
Dim process As New Process
process.StartInfo = startInfo
process.Start()
 
''run the commands 
''Open sftp connection with User and Password validations
process.StandardInput.WriteLine("open " + _Host)
process.StandardInput.WriteLine(_UserName)
process.StandardInput.WriteLine(_Password)
Dim ans = process.StandardOutput.ReadLine
While ans <> Nothing
   If ans.Contains("Session started.") Then
         ans = ans
        Exit While
  End If
  ans = process.StandardOutput.ReadLine
End While
process.StandardInput.WriteLine("cd " + uDestPath)

From the above process, I create sub directory, copy file to it, and delete the file.

But how can I check if a subdirectory/folder in that SFTP site exists?

Thanks!
AlphaUno

Needing more clarification after review your link

@martin The example you provide uses JavaScript while I have used some JavaScript the coding is not familiar to me.

My issue is during an automated process I want to check and see if a folder exists on a remote computer and if it does write a file to it.

If it does not mkdir a folder and then write the file. 
IF EXIST (winscp.com /command "option batch ""off""" "option confirm ""off""" "open ""NAA_FTP_TSL""" "cd Pervasive\Production\test\concentra\" "exit") (
winscp.com /command "option batch ""off""" "option confirm ""off""" "open ""NAA_FTP_TSL""" "cd Pervasive\Production\test\concentra\" "lcd ""C:\Users\naa\Cosmos9_Work\Production\concentra\work\""" "put ""elig_test.20120813.txt""" "exit"
) ELSE ( 
winscp.com /command "option batch ""off""" "option confirm ""off""" "open ""NAA_FTP_TSL""" "mkdir Pervasive\Production\test\concentra\" "exit"
)

-or- 
rem %1 is local directory
rem %2 remote directory
rem %3 is file name
pause
cd "c:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP"
pause
winscp.com /command "option batch ""off""" "option confirm ""off""" "open ""NAA_FTP_TSL""" "cd ""%2""" "lcd ""%1""" "put ""%3""" "exit"
pause
echo %errorlevel%
pause
rem IF 2 GEQ 15 echo "bigger"
IF %ERRORLEVEL% == 0 (
   Echo No error found
   GOTO exit
} ELSE (
   GOTO error
)
 
echo.errorlevel = %errorlevel%
pause
 
GOTO exit
rem winscp.com /command "option batch ""off""" "option confirm ""off""" "open ""NAA_FTP_TSL""" "lcd ""C:\Users\naa\Cosmos9_Work\Production\jacob\""" "cd ""Pervasive\Production\test\""" "put ""test1.map.xml""" "exit"
 
:error
pause
 
winscp.com /command "option batch ""off""" "option confirm ""off""" "open ""NAA_FTP_TSL""" "mkdir Pervasive\Production\test\concentra\" "exit"
winscp.com /command "option batch ""off""" "option confirm ""off""" "open ""NAA_FTP_TSL""" "cd ""%2""" "lcd ""%1""" "put ""%3""" "exit"
 
pause
 
:exit
martin

Re: Same problem while using mkdir if folder already exists

See example linked above.
Dhirendra

Same problem while using mkdir if folder already exists

Hi Martin

I am using C# to upload files at a folder but if I need to create folder but mkdir command produces error if a folder already exists at FTP server.

Please let me know how can I check its existance at FTP server before creating it.

Thanks in advance
Dhiredra
martin

Re: Check if a directory exists before making it

Please read documentation:
Checking file existence
If that does not help, come back.
d0ppler

Check if a directory exists before making it

I am using WinSCP to upload edi-files to an FTP-server with customer number as a subfolder. So my script could look like this: 
option batch on
option confirm off
lcd C:\my_local_files
mkdir 123456
put .\123456\orderconf_1234.xml ./123456/orderconf_1234.xml
exit

If the folder 123456 already exists, WinSCP gives the error:

Error creating folder '123456'.
Can't create directory: File exists

The thing is that I don't know whether this folder exists or not on the FTP server, and I don't wan't WINSCP to raise an error if I try to make a folder that already exists. What is the best approach to "fix" this?

Can I with WinSCP say that "only do mkdir my_folder if my_folder doesn't exist" on the remote system?

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