Forum » Scripting / Automation »

Post a reply

Options
Add an Attachment

If you do not want to add an Attachment to your Post, please leave the Fields blank.

(maximum 10 MB; please compress large files; only common media, archive, text and programming file formats are allowed)

Options

Topic review

Guest

Re: OPTION EXCLUDE with strange results for hidden UNIX files

Hej Martin,

it works like a charm.
So, given the following folder structure: 
 Directory of \\backup\backup3

11-05-2020  18:53    <DIR>          .

11-05-2020  12:13    <DIR>          ..

11-05-2020  18:57    <DIR>          .proftpd.fifo

14-05-2020  20:35    <DIR>          Daily Backups

11-05-2020  12:18    <DIR>          Old Backups

11-05-2020  12:37    <DIR>          Test


I have two possibilities now: 
synchronize  -filemask=|.proftpd.fifo/;"Old Backups/";"Test/"  remote  "\\backup\backup3\"   "/Daily Backups/"
vs. 
synchronize  remote   "\\backup\backup3\Daily Backups\"   "/Daily Backups/"
Where the former uses the file mask to exclude the unwanted ones, and the latter uses the source folder to only include the wanted.

Thank you!
/Torsten
Torsten

Re: OPTION EXCLUDE with strange results for hidden UNIX files

You are right, it is a folder.
Do you mean to say I should use another exclude filter then? Which one?
/T
martin

Re: OPTION EXCLUDE with strange results for hidden UNIX files

Thanks for all the details. Isn't the .proftpd.fifo actually a folder, not a file?
Torsten

Re: OPTION EXCLUDE with strange results for hidden UNIX files

Hej Martin
Here we go.
First, as it looked on the command prompt. Note that it does not exclude the file .protftpd.fifo, the rest is secondary. Note further that the source folder \\backup\backup3\ is on an FTP server as well, but since WinSCP cannot copy directly from one FTP server to another, I had to share the folder on the source FTP server as an SMB share. 
D:\Klinikdokumenter\Klinik - EDB\Klinik Backup\NAS Synchronization>"C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\WinSCP\WinSCP.com"   /loglevel=2  /loglevel=2 /log=logfi

le.log /xmllog=logfile.xml  /script=glostrup-test2.txt

batch           on

reconnecttime   60

include         |.proftpd.fifo

Connecting to fjernskrivebord.tg150.dk:8021 ...

Connected

Starting the session...

Session started.

Active session: [1] **********@fjernskrivebord.tg150.dk

Comparing...

Local '\\backup\backup3' => Remote '/Test'

Synchronizing...

Local '\\backup\backup3' => Remote '/Test'

\...\.proftpd.fifo        |            0 B |    0,0 KB/s | binary |   0%

Lost connection.

Timeout detected. (control connection)

Could not retrieve file information

Can't get attributes of file '/Test/.proftpd.fifo'.

(A)bort, (R)econnect (0 s): Reconnect

Connecting to fjernskrivebord.tg150.dk:8021 ...

Connected

Starting the session...

Session started.

Lost connection.

Timeout detected. (control connection)

Could not retrieve file information

Can't get attributes of file '/Test/.proftpd.fifo'.

(A)bort, (R)econnect (4 s): Abort

Lost connection.

Timeout detected. (control connection)

Could not retrieve file information

Can't get attributes of file '/Test/.proftpd.fifo'.

Copying files to remote side failed.

Session 'backupuser@fjernskrivebord.tg150.dk' closed.

No session.

Exit code: 1

Max roundtrip: 5569

D:\Klinikdokumenter\Klinik - EDB\Klinik Backup\NAS Synchronization>

Second, the content of the script file here: 
option batch on
option reconnecttime 60
option exclude .proftpd.fifo
open -passive=on  ftp://**********:***************@fjernskrivebord.tg150.dk:8021 
synchronize -delete  -criteria=either  -transfer=binary  -resumesupport=on  remote  "\\backup\backup3\"   "/Test/"  
exit

Third, I attach the log file as requested. The interesting line is this one: 
. 2020-05-14 01:08:29.219 Local file '\\backup\backup3\.proftpd.fifo' [2020-05-11T16:57:20.000Z] [0] included to synchronization

Fourth, I would like to mention that I found a workaround. As I noticed that the mysterious file is located in the FTP root folder, I simply moved my entire lot into a subfolder so that the hidden file is no longer in the way.

Good luck.
/Torsten
martin

Re: OPTION EXCLUDE with strange results for hidden UNIX files

@Torsten: Please attach a full session log file showing the problem (using the latest version of WinSCP).

To generate the session log file, use /log=C:\path\to\winscp.log command-line argument. Submit the log with your post as an attachment. Note that passwords and passphrases not stored in the log. You may want to remove other data you consider sensitive though, such as host names, IP addresses, account names or file names (unless they are relevant to the problem). If you do not want to post the log publicly, you can mark the attachment as private.
Torsten

OPTION EXCLUDE with strange results for hidden UNIX files

I tried to use the exclude option to exclude a file .protftpd.fifo because the file can for some reason not be transferred. The file is located on a NAS with Linux, where I have shared a folder via SMB. My script is otherwise working fine.
I use this syntax: 
option exclude .proftpd.fifo

But the result is different from my expectation: 
...

include         |.proftpd.fifo

Comparing...

Local '\\backup\backup3\Old' => Remote '/Old'

Synchronizing...

Local '\\backup\backup3' => Remote '/'

\...\.proftpd.fifo        |            0 B |    0,0 KB/s | binary |   0%

...

(and then my script fails because of this file).
I have tried to "quote" the file name in quotation marks, no help.
What can I do to exclude the file?
Torsten
martin

3K wrote:

For my other question, is there a web page describing the new synchronize command, with examples? If there is none yet, it's ok.

The up-to-date documentation is on the same page all the time:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/scriptcommand_synchronize
3K

Thank again :D , that command worked perfectly.

For my other question, is there a web page describing the new synchronize command, with examples? If there is none yet, it's ok.

Regards.
martin 

synchronize -filemask="*.doc*<2012-02-01; *.ppt*<2012-02-01" local C:\TEST\docs /docs

Also, is it possible to have the new switch commands available for synchronize?

Do not understand.
3K

Thanks again, it works. That command filters Word doc with timestamp.

Another question, if I would like to include multiple filters, for example, Word (*.doc*) and Powerpoint (*.ppt*) files, what will be the command. I tried the command below, but it doesn't work. 
synchronize -filemask="*.doc* *.ppt* <2012-02-01 00:00:00" local C:\TEST\docs /docs

Also, is it possible to have the new switch commands available for synchronize?

Many thanks for your excellent support.
Regards.
martin

The -filemask switch overrides include option (which is obsolete anyway with 5.0.6).
Also there's no -include switch.

The correct syntax is: 
synchronize -filemask="*.doc*<2012-02-01 00:00:00" local C:\TEST\docs /docs
3K

Hi Martin,

I was trying to synchronize with filemask and include Word documents (*.doc*) only using the commands below, but it seems, it doesn't work: 
option include=*.doc*
synchronize -filemask="<2012-02-01 00:00:00" local C:\TEST\docs /docs

synchronize -filemask="<2012-02-01 00:00:00" local C:\TEST\docs /docs -include="*.doc*"

Could you kindly help me.
Thank you.
3K

Thanks @Martin, that command works well, excellent.
martin 

synchronize -filemask="<2012-02-01 00:00:00" local C:\TEST\docs /docs
3K

Thanks a lot @Martin, got the development version. In my script below, if I wanted to synchronize documents posted >= 2012-01-01 00:00:00, where will I insert the command: 
open ftp://username:password@ftpserver.itu.int
synchronize local C:\TEST\docs /docs
close

Thanks again.
Regards
martin

I have emailed you a link to development version of WinSCP.

Syntax file mask with timestamp is: 
-filemask=<2012-02-01 00:00:00
3K

Is it possible to request pre-release version (5.0.6) of WinSCP? I recently donated a small amount. Thanks. :)
3K

In Tracker Bug 672, the status is Fixed in: 5.0.6. Does it mean version 5.0.6? Is it possible to download this version and know the command to exclude by time stamp? Currently, in the download page, we can see 5.0.5 but not 5.0.6.

Thanks.
3K

Synchronize files from specified date stamp?

Hi,

Is there a command to synchronize files starting from a specified date stamp? I would like to exclude files if their file's modified dates is before 1 Jan 2012.

Thanks.
joeahn

Exclude certain file on Synchronize

Hi,

Is there a way to exclude certain file when using synchronize. If yes, could you give me a simple example code.

Thanks

Documentation

Support

Associations

Follow Us