.NET Framework - command ftp

Asked By Nau

02-Jul-08 11:08 AM

Hi,plz tell me why command:
ftp -s:"c:\ftp.txt"
in CMD work and in Powershell - it show me all options of ftp command and
dont work.

02-Jul-08 11:22 AM

Try simply:
PS> ftp `-s:"c:\ftp.txt"

PowerShell is trying to parse the dash.  Escaping only it seems to work.

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03-Jul-08 01:23 PM

That's an excellent question.  It doesn't make sense other than a bug of
some sort.  Here's a work around for PowerShell:

cmd /c 'ftp -s:c:\ftp.txt'


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03-Jul-08 01:25 PM

I stumbled upon a fix:

ftp '-s:ftp.txt'

Not sure why this is required for this parameter other than maybe
something with the PowerShell parser that doesn't like the punctuation.


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03-Jul-08 02:54 PM

the PowerShell parser sees the -s and tries to parse it as a PowerShell
parameter when it really isnt'.  Use my fix to get around this.  Another
alternative is to use the free FTP com object from SAPIEN ('SAPIEN
Technologies, Inc. - VBScript Editor, PowerShell Editor, ASP Editor,
ActionScript Editor, PHP Editor, and more.'
(http://www.primalscript.com/Free_Tools/index.asp)).  Shay has some nice
PowerShell functions also ready to go for this at '$cript Fanatic: FTP
transfers automation'
(http://scriptolog.blogspot.com/2007/09/ftp-transfers-automation.html).


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08-Jul-08 07:48 AM

Hi Naum,


It seems ftp has no problems accepting the paramater using forward slash
instead:

ftp /s:"c:\ftp.txt"


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N> Hi,plz tell me why command:
N> ftp -s:"c:\ftp.txt"
N> in CMD work and in Powershell - it show me all options of ftp command
N> and
N> dont work.

08-Jul-08 07:48 AM

Hi Naum,

It seems ftp has no problems accepting the paramater as /s instead:

ftp /s:"c:\ftp.txt"




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Shay Levy
Windows PowerShell MVP
blog: http://scriptolog.blogspot.com



N> Hi,plz tell me why command:
N> ftp -s:"c:\ftp.txt"
N> in CMD work and in Powershell - it show me all options of ftp command
N> and
N> dont work.