I'm a beginner and new to Excel VBA, but I'm trying to automate some file sharing in FTP (WinSCP) by connecting to Excel and maybe creating a macro that will help. In FTP I went to Session > Generate Session URL/code > Script (script file) and the following code is there:
open ftp://myUsername:myPassword@theHostname/
# Your command 1
# Your command 2
exit
I'm assuming the open line would connect Excel to FTP. I'm referencing code from this site to put into the '# command' area: https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/excel-questions/261043-connecting-ftp-excel.html
open ftp://myUsername:myPassword@theHostname/
Option Explicit
Sub FtpTest()
MsgBox fnDownloadFile("ftp://yoursite", "username", "password", _
"The name of your file", _
"C:\The name of your file to save as")
End Sub
Function fnDownloadFile(ByVal strHostName As String, _
ByVal strUserName As String, _
ByVal strPassWord As String, _
ByVal strRemoteFileName As String, _
ByVal strLocalFileName As String) As String
'// Set a reference to: Microsoft Internet Transfer Control
'// This is the Msinet.ocx
Dim FTP As Inet 'As InetCtlsObjects.Inet
Set FTP = New Inet 'InetCtlsObjects.Inet
On Error GoTo Errh
With FTP
.URL = strHostName
.Protocol = 2
.UserName = strUserName
.Password = strPassWord
.Execute , "Get " + strRemoteFileName + " " + strLocalFileName
Do While .StillExecuting
DoEvents
Loop
fnDownloadFile = .ResponseInfo
End With
Xit:
Set FTP = Nothing
Exit Function
Errh:
fnDownloadFile = "Error:-" & Err.Description
Resume Xit
End Function
exit
I did as this site said to go to VBA Editor > Tools > reference and check off Microsoft Internet Control.
1) Am I using the code right? Did I place it in the right area (in the '# command' area)? And right now I put the entire code in a Command Button, but when I click it it just gives me a Syntax Error highlighting the first line: Private Sub CommandButton1_Click())
2) Do I leave the Msgbox on the 3rd line as is to wait for user input or do I fill out with my username/password/hostname? (I'm not very good with functions in VBA yet) If I do fill it out in the code, what do I put for the "yoursite" value since I'm not accessing a website?
I'm sorry I'm so confused :( Any help would be great and thank you in advance!