Session.PutFiles - non recursive SFTP :: Support Forum

John Thomas
Joined:: 2013-06-27
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Location:: Malaysia

Session.PutFiles - non recursive SFTP

2013-06-27 20:30

Hi,

I need to do an SFTP transfer which is non-recursive.
I tried using Filemasks but still not able to do a non-recursive transfer.
Currently all the files and subdirectories in the source location are transferred over. I need the sub directories to remain intact.
How do I proceed further?

Thanks a bunch!

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martin◆ Site Admin
Joined:: 2002-12-10
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Location:: Prague, Czechia

Re: Session.PutFiles - non recursive SFTP

2013-07-03

put -filemask="|*/" *

I.e.: | to start exclude mask and */ to match (=exclude) all directories.
See https://winscp.net/eng/docs/file_mask

This is for the latest version of WinSCP.

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HateCrew Guest

Can't Upload without subdirectories

2022-06-27 09:26

Hi All
We face the same issue by upload some files but without subdirectories.

var localPath = "C:\Temp\WinSCP\";
var ftpPath = "sftp.winscp.com/upload/test";
//var fileMask = $@"*.rck | */";
var fileMask = $@"*.* | */";
var transferResult = session.PutFiles(localPath, ftpPath, false, new TransferOptions() { OverwriteMode = OverwriteMode.Overwrite, TransferMode = TransferMode.Binary, FileMask = fileMask });

We have to upload all *.rck Files but without any subdirectories.
Tested with Version 5.19.6 without any success.

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martin◆ Site Admin

Re: Can't Upload without subdirectories

2022-06-27

@HateCrew: The *.rck | */ looks good. If it does not work, please post session log file.

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HateCrew Guest

Re: Can't Upload without subdirectories

2022-06-27 14:47

Hi Martin, as wished I attached a fresh new logfile.

session_anonym.txt (20.25 KB, Private file)

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martin◆ Site Admin
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Location:: Prague, Czechia

Re: Can't Upload without subdirectories

2022-06-30

Ok, so you do not have a problem with subdirectories, right? The problem is that nothing is uploaded.
The logs file tells, what's wrong:

Selecting files using a path ending with slash is ambiguous. Remove the slash to select the folder. Append * mask to select all files in the folder.

See also https://winscp.net/eng/docs/library_session_putfiles#parameters
I assume you want:

var localPath = "C:\Temp\WinSCP\*";
var ftpPath = "sftp.winscp.com/upload/test/";

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HateCrew Guest

Re: Can't Upload without subdirectories

2022-07-04 08:13

Hi Martin
We checked with your input without success.
The Folder in the root directory and all files in it with the same ending are uploaded.

var localPath = "C:\Temp\WinSCP\*";
var ftpPath = "sftp.winscp.com/upload/test/";

We only want to upload the root directory with the topdirectory files.
Without the Folder and without files in the subfolders, also not if they match filepattern.
Thanks for help.

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martin◆ Site Admin

Re: Can't Upload without subdirectories

2022-07-07

@HateCrew: As before, post a log file, please.

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HateCrew Guest

Re: Can't Upload without subdirectories

2022-07-08 08:19

As requested
I also added the logging.txt from WinSCP

session.txt (486.43 KB, Private file)

logging.txt (858.18 KB, Private file)

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martin◆ Site Admin

Re: Can't Upload without subdirectories

2022-07-12

Where's the | */? I do not see you using it in the log. The file mask is only *.rck. You have to use both the | */ and the correct paths.

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HateCrew Guest

Re: Can't Upload without subdirectories

2022-07-13 08:46

You are totally right, we missed to add it for testing again.
We also got it working now with following changes:

localfilepath has to end with \*
ftp path has to end with /
filepattern is .rck | */

Thanks for the help, don't know why it not worked earlier, because we had this as testcase.

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martin◆ Site Admin

Re: Can't Upload without subdirectories

2022-07-14

Btw, if you use Session.PutFilesToDirectory, you won't have the first two problems with the paths.
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/library_session_putfilestodirectory#remarks
See also https://winscp.net/eng/docs/faq_script_vs_gui#inputs

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