I have program in Unix that generates files 8 files at 8:30 pm everyday.
I need to download the files into my Windows machine after the files are generated using WinSCP.
I can drag and drop those but its time consuming, I need to automate this process.
I cannot use .Net assembly to download those.
I have tried to use the get command, but its throwing error: Not an SCCS file.
Let me know how can I solve this.
--Thanks
To automate a task using WinSCP, use its scripting interface from a batch file (e.g. download.bat).
I assume you want to use SFTP, as you are connecting to a *nix server.
The simplest download batch file is like:
winscp.com /log=c:\path\to\log\winscp.log /command ^
"open sftp://username:password@example.com/ -hostkey=""xxx""" ^
"get /path/to/file.ext c:\path\to\download\to\" ^
"exit"
Replace the username, password and example.com with the actual connection details. Get the value of -hostkey switch from your GUI session. Use real paths.
Though it's easier to have WinSCP generate the batch file for you.
For details see a guide to automating file transfers from SFTP server using WinSCP.
Once you have the batch file working, schedule the the batch file execution using Windows scheduler.
See a guide to scheduling file transfers from SFTP server.
