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I have a backup over FTP and sometimes happend backup didn't finished or even started.
How can I check over FTP if file exist if not, to run backup again?
I found this but not quite understand batch.
Can someone help me with it? Thank you.

Code: [Select]echo off

:FETCHFILE
ftp -s:ftp.txt
IF EXIST filetocheckfor.txt (
   REM the file was there, so do something
) ELSE
   echo Trying again...
   REM ping "sleep" would GO here
   GOTO FETCHFILE
)


here is my ftp batch for backup. this is txt file which is called with batch
Code: [Select]open 184.50.15.14
username
password
status
binary
cd /imagine_zip
lcd D:\zipano_arhiv\imaginesql
mdelete *.7z.*
mput "*.7z.*"
quit
del /Q D:\zipano_arhiv\imaginesql\*.*
close
quit
Sometimes also happends that files which are copied over ftp on end side they are zero bytes and have no clue why.One way to do this would be to use the batch file to generate a temporary ftp script and use that to download the file, then check if it exists on the local machine. This would be a pretty bad APPROACH though.

I think the easiest way is to download the wget tool for windows: http://users.ugent.be/~bpuype/wget/

Then in your batch file you'd TYPE something like this:

Code: [Select]echo off
start /wait wget ftp://username:[email protected]_address/thefolder/thefile.txt
if exist thefile.txt (
   echo file was found.
) else (
   echo file missing.
)

I don't know if this will work with spaces in the file name. You probably have to put quotes around it. Also NOTE the forward slashes in the wget's path.thak you for helping.
I know that works with ftp too, maybe someone else knows how. Quote from: Linux711 on February 19, 2015, 05:13:06 AM

One way to do this would be to use the batch file to generate a temporary ftp script and use that to download the file, then check if it exists on the local machine. This would be a pretty bad approach though.

It's likely that wget will download and create a zero byte file, but the filesize could then be tested - to see if it the correct filesize too.I have managed to delete zero bytes files on server so what I need is check if file is there if it is not than ftp backup should run again.http://www.dostips.com/DtTipsFtpBatchScript.php#Batch.FtpBatchUploadOnlyNewFiles
Quote from: Squashman on February 19, 2015, 07:16:04 AM
http://www.dostips.com/DtTipsFtpBatchScript.php#Batch.FtpBatchUploadOnlyNewFiles

I see that script is in parts the same like I found out.
but have no clue what should be in part

 REM the file was there, so do something

Code: [Select]echo off

:FETCHFILE
ftp -s:ftp.txt
IF EXIST filetocheckfor.txt (
   REM the file was there, so do something
) ELSE
   echo Trying again...
   REM ping "sleep" would go here
   GOTO FETCHFILE
)It is synching the FTP folder with your local folder!
If the file does not exist on the FTP site but exists in the folder on your computer it will upload it.OK this is the script I try to SETUP folders to upload but not working, maybe I have set some settings wrong.
Can someone please quick check of it and make some suggestions?
Thank you.

Code: [Select]Echo Off
Setlocal Enabledelayedexpansion

REM -- Define File Filter, i.e. files with extension .txt
Set FindStrArgs=/E /D:"*.7z.*"

REM -- Extract Ftp Script to create List of Files
Set "FtpCommand=ls"
Call:extractFileSection "[Ftp Script 1]" "-">"%temp%\%~n0.ftp"
Rem Notepad "%temp%\%~n0.ftp"

REM -- Execute Ftp Script, collect File Names
Set "FileList="
For /F "Delims=" %%A In ('"Ftp -v -i -s:"%temp%\%~n0.ftp"|Findstr %FindStrArgs%"') Do (
    Call Set "FileList=%%FileList%% "%%A""
)

REM -- Extract Ftp Script to upload files that don't exist in remote folder
Set "FtpCommand=mput"
For %%A In (%FileList%) Do set "Exist["%%~A"]=Y"
For /F "Delims=" %%A In ('"dir /b "%localdir%"|Findstr %FindStrArgs%"') Do (
    If Not defined Exist["%%~A"] Call Set "FtpCommand=%%FtpCommand%% "%%~A""
)
Call:extractFileSection "[Ftp Script 1]" "-">"%temp%\%~n0.ftp"
rem  Notepad "%temp%\%~n0.ftp"

For %%A In (%FtpCommand%) Do Echo.%%A

REM -- Execute Ftp Script, download files
ftp -i -s:"%temp%\%~n0.ftp"
Del "%temp%\%~n0.ftp"
GOTO:EOF


:extractFileSection StartMark EndMark FileName -- extract a section of file that is defined by a start and end mark
::                  -- [IN]     StartMark - start mark, use '...:S' mark to allow variable substitution
::                  -- [IN,OPT] EndMark   - optional end mark, default is first empty line
::                  -- [IN,OPT] FileName  - optional source file, default is THIS file
:$created 20080219 :$changed 20100205 :$categories ReadFile
:$source http://www.dostips.com
SETLOCAL Disabledelayedexpansion
set "bmk=%~1"
set "emk=%~2"
set "src=%~3"
set "bExtr="
set "bSubs="
if "%src%"=="" set src=%~f0&        rem if no source file then assume THIS file
for /f "tokens=1,* delims=]" %%A in ('find /n /v "" "%src%"') do (
    if /i "%%B"=="%emk%" set "bExtr="&set "bSubs="
    if defined bExtr if defined bSubs (call echo.%%B) ELSE (echo.%%B)
    if /i "%%B"=="%bmk%"   set "bExtr=Y"
    if /i "%%B"=="%bmk%:S" set "bExtr=Y"&set "bSubs=Y"
)
EXIT /b


[Ftp Script 1]:S
!Title Connecting...
open 184.50.15.14
username
password

!Title Preparing...
cd /imagine_zip
lcd D:\zipano_arhiv\imaginesql
binary
hash

!Title Processing... %FtpCommand%
%FtpCommand%

!Title Disconnecting...
disconnect
bye
and this are my ftp settings

Code: [Select]open 184.50.15.14
username
password
status
binary
cd /imagine_zip
lcd D:\zipano_arhiv\imaginesql
mdelete *.7z.*
mput "*.7z.*"
quit
del /Q D:\zipano_arhiv\imaginesql\*.*
I get all the time this
FINDSTR: Bad command line
FINDSTR: Bad command line


and don't know why scritp trying to connect
http://www.dostips.comNo where in that code does it do any type of connection to DosTips.com Quote from: Squashman on February 28, 2015, 01:41:48 PM
No where in that code does it do any type of connection to DosTips.com
you are right
I checked again I maded a log from script it doesn't.
But script still don't work
First part looks like there is trouble searching file.can someone help me with this please?


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