martin wrote:

You better isolate your script from GUI configuration:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/scripting#configuration

I found a .ini file that was created when I was testing with the GUI version. Thanks for the pointer here!

You have configured WinSCP to synchronize only existing files in GUI:

< 2018-05-15 13:28:49.578 Script: Using configured synchronization options different from factory defaults.
< 2018-05-15 13:28:49.578 Script: Comparing...
. 2018-05-15 13:28:49.579 Collecting synchronization list for local directory 'c:\splunk-inputs\incapsula\streaming\' and remote directory '/pub/incapsula/streaming/', mode = Local, params = 0x407 (Delete, NoConfirmation, ExistingOnly, BySize), file mask = ''

You better isolate your script from GUI configuration:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/scripting#configuration

I am working on a synchronization command in a batch file but for some reason it always returns the "Nothing to synchronize." result even though the remote folder is clearly full of files and the local folder is empty.

command output:
U:\>"C:\splunk-inputs\WinSCP\winscp.com" /command "open sftp://incapsula_logs@xxxxx" "synchronize local c:\splunk-inputs\incapsula\streaming\ /pub/incapsula/streaming/ -delete" "exit"
Searching for host...
Connecting to host...
Authenticating...
Using username "incapsula_logs".
Authenticating with pre-entered password.
Authenticated.
Starting the session...
Session started.
Active session: [1] incapsula_logs@xxxxx
Using configured synchronization options different from factory defaults.
Comparing...
Local 'c:\splunk-inputs\incapsula\streaming' <= Remote '/pub/incapsula/streaming'
Nothing to synchronize.



local folder:
U:\>"C:\splunk-inputs\WinSCP\winscp.com" /command "open sftp://incapsula_logs@xxxxx" "lls c:\splunk-inputs\incapsula\streaming " "exit"
Searching for host...
Connecting to host...
Authenticating...
Using username "incapsula_logs".
Authenticating with pre-entered password.
Authenticated.
Starting the session...
Session started.
Active session: [1] incapsula_logs@xxxxx
05/15/2018 12:50 PM <DIR> ..



remote folder:
U:\>"C:\splunk-inputs\WinSCP\winscp.com" /command "open sftp://incapsula_logs@xxxxx" "ls /pub/incapsula/streaming" "exit"
Searching for host...
Connecting to host...
Authenticating...
Using username "incapsula_logs".
Authenticating with pre-entered password.
Authenticated.
Starting the session...
Session started.
Active session: [1] incapsula_logs@xxxxx
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