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DOS Batch - FTP Scripts

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DOS Batch FTP - Simple
FTP script and batch in a single file.
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2008-01-01

DOS Batch FTP - Simple - FTP script and batch in a single file

Description:

Embed FTP script into a batch script. Add this line at the beginning of the FTP script:

@ftp -i -s:"%~f0"&GOTO:EOF

The "FTP -s:ftpscript.txt" option executes a FTP script wheres "%~f0" resolved to the name of the running batch file. "GOTO:EOF" ends the batch script and makes sure the FTP script doesn`t run as part of the batch.
Good: You end up with only one file that contains the batch script and the FTP script combined.
Minor flaw: The batch command in the first line causes an "Invalid command." error when executed in FTP context, however the FTP execution will continue.

Features:
  • Single file to distribute combining batch and FTP script
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 @ftp -i -s:"%~f0"&GOTO:EOF
open example.com
username
password
!:--- FTP commands below here ---
lcd c:\MyLocalDirectory
cd  public_html/MyRemoteDirectory
binary
mput "*.*"
disconnect
bye
Script Output:
 DOS Script Ouput 
ftp> @ftp -i -s:"%~f0"&GOTO:EOF
Invalid command.
ftp> open example.com
User (Username:(none)):

ftp> !:--- FTP commands below here ---
ftp> lcd c:\MyLocalDirectory
Local directory now c:\MyLocalDirectory.
ftp> cd  public_html/MyRemoteDirectory
ftp> binary
ftp> !: mput "*.*"
ftp> disconnect
ftp> bye