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Sample scripts are provided as-is with no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose. These scripts are solely intended to demonstrate techniques for accomplishing common tasks. Additional script logic and error-handling may need to be added to achieve the desired results in your specific environment.

hot_receive.s

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This example script is designed to be used with Robo-FTP's Service Installer program to create a Windows Service that contstantly watches a remote server and download files as they appear in a single remote folder.

To avoid downloading files that are still being written on the server, Robo-FTP checks the file size at 5 second intervals and only downloads files after the size stops changing.

Before running this example script, please change:

  • The download destination folder on line 1.
  • The server logon information on line 6.
  • The remote source folder on line 7. Remove line 7 if you need to download from the root folder on the remote site.

  1  WORKINGDIR "c:\download\destination\folder"
  2  LOG "hot_receive_script.log" /maxsize=1000 /append 
  3  TRACELOG "hot_receive_trace.log" /maxsize=1000 /append 
  4  TMPNAME "" ".part" 
  5  :start
  6  FTPLOGON "10.10.0.22" /servertype=SFTP /user=UserID /pw=Secret
  7  FTPCD "/remote/source/folder"
  8  :get_file_stats
  9  GETSITEFILE "*" /timeout=0
 10  IFERROR GOTO done
 11  SET size1 = %sitefilesize
 12  PAUSE /for=5  
 13  GETSITEFILE %sitefile
 14  SET size2 = %sitefilesize
 15  IFNUM= size1 size2 GOTO download_now
 16  PAUSE /for=5
 17  GOTO get_file_stats
 18  :download_now
 19  RCVFILE %sitefile /delete 
 20  GOTO get_file_stats
 21  :done 
 22  FTPLOGOFF
 23  PAUSE /for=60 
 24  GOTO start

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