To automate tasks using WinSCP with BATCH file.

Hi everyone,

I am a new user on WinSCP. I don't know how automate WinSCP tasks in order to retrieve a file in FTP. It seems there are three steps:

1. To log in;
   
2. To retrieve a file in FTP.
   
3. To log out.
   

Of course, there are several pages where it explains different WinSCP commands. I built different scripts, it doesn't work.
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/scripting#commands
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/scriptcommand_get#examples
Batch files often tell me get command or another doesn't exist.

For information, I am under Windows11.

Thank you for your help.

See Automate file transfers (or synchronization) to FTP server or SFTP server

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If you have tried something already and it does not work, please post your script and what problem you have with it.

Hi,

For example, here is a command to open a session:
First error:

"open" n'est pas reconnu en tant commande interne ou externe.

I think that is not a geed declaration.

That means you are trying to run WinSCP command[s] directly on Windows console (or in a batch file), instead of putting them to WinSCP script and running WinSCP from console/batch file.

You might be having this or similar problem:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/faq_batch_file#cmd