File Transfer Tasks (WS_FTP Professional)

File Transfer Tasks (WS_FTP Professional)

Your script can perform the file transfer tasks shown below. (For a simple list of commands, click here.)

Logging On

• Connect to site on a particular port (CONNECT)
• Set the user ID for the log on to the site (USER)
• Set the password for the log on to the site (PASS)
• Set the user ID for your firewall
• Set the password for your firewall
• Specify PASV or PORT mode (MODE)

Navigating and Viewing Files and Folders

• Change the current folder on your PC (LCD)
• Change the current folder on the site (CD)
• Issue a list command to the site using a file mask (DIR)

Managing Files and Folders

• Create a folder on the site (MKDIR)
• Delete a folder from a site (RMDIR)
• Delete a file from a site (DEL)
• Delete either multiple files or folders with contents from an FTP site (RDEL)
• Rename a file or folder on a site (RNFR)

Transferring Files and Folders

• Using Append, Multipart, Compress or OpenPGP Mode for a transfer (MODE)
• Copy a file from a site (GET)
• Copy multiple files from a site (MGET)
• Copy multiple files or folders with contents (RGET)
• Copy a file to a site (PUT)
• Copy multiple files to a site (MPUT)
• Copy either multiple files or folders with contents to a site (RPUT)
• After transfer has completed, delete, rename, or move the source files

Other

• Shell out to your PC to execute command line (SHELL)
• Close a connection you have opened (CLOSE)
• Setting what to do when a command succeeds (ONSUCCESS)
• Setting what to do when an error occurs (ONERROR)
• Go to a point in the script (GOTO)
• Establish a labeled point in the script for use with GOTO command (LABEL)