FTP Program that can Schedule Transfers

**kcnychief** · March 6th, 2007

More of a general Windows Application question, but it has to be able to run on a server which I'm sure most/all do but wanted to be clear so I posted here.

I need an FTP program that allows scheduled transfers. I have been muddling with Filezilla's CMD Line Arguments for a little bit but it doesn't seem to run very reliably. Since they tout it as not being a great feature atm, and I need something reliable, I wanted to see if anyone had suggestions. I know I can use built in CMD line stuff for Windows, but I need something a bit more robust and customizable.

TIA.

**madmatt** · March 6th, 2007

WS_FTP Professional
http://www.ipswitch.com

**kcnychief** · March 6th, 2007

That was one of the programs I was considering - have you actually used the scheduling feature and if you have, can you comment on how well it works?

**madmatt** · March 6th, 2007

I have not used it. But since I own licensing I guess I can try it out and report back.

**fitz** · March 6th, 2007

if you are running the same commands all the time, you can always use a command line ftp utility and schedule it through batch and answer files and the task scheduler

or, you can use the ncftp client which supports the bgget/bgput and allows for ncftpBatch to schedule.. NCFTP is my personal ftp client of choice (of course, i'm kind of a command line junkie...)

Both the bgget and bgput commands allow you to schedule when to do the transfers. They take a ``-@'' parameter, whose argument is a date of the form YYYYMMDDhhmmss (four digit year, month, day, hour, minute, second). For example, to schedule a download at 3 AM on November 6, you could try:

bgget -@ 19971106030000 /pub/idstuff/quake/q2_100.zip

**kcnychief** · March 6th, 2007

Originally Posted by madmatt

I have not used it. But since I own licensing I guess I can try it out and report back.

If you could, I would appreciate it. Drop everything else and do it now

j/k

Originally Posted by fitz

if you are running the same commands all the time, you can always use a command line ftp utility and schedule it through batch and answer files and the task scheduler

or, you can use the ncftp client which supports the bgget/bgput and allows for ncftpBatch to schedule.. NCFTP is my personal ftp client of choice (of course, i'm kind of a command line junkie...)

Yeah, I was using .bat files and Acronis to schedule it. Didn't need to use the task scheduler as I was running certain commands before the backup and then these uploads when the backups completed. Only problem is I ran into some limitations, and since it's not really a feature FileZilla touts, I didn't find much help on them. Totally fine since it is open source, was just looking for something a little better.

I will take a quick look at ncftpBatch, but I may want something that is also graphical so I can use one program for both.

**American Zombie** · March 6th, 2007

CuteFTP Pro can do what you want to do. You can even create your own macros and scripts.

_kC_ · March 6th, 2007

flashfxp

**kcnychief** · March 11th, 2007

Went with WS_FTP Pro and it works like a charm, thanks everybody

**madmatt** · March 11th, 2007

madmatt wins the cookie!

**fitz** · March 12th, 2007

I still like ncftp better

No cookie from me to madmatt! (not because you don't deserve one, but mostly because it says I have to spread some rep around before giving it to you again.

March 6th, 2007	Top \| #1
kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 305	FTP Program that can Schedule Transfers More of a general Windows Application question, but it has to be able to run on a server which I'm sure most/all do but wanted to be clear so I posted here. I need an FTP program that allows scheduled transfers. I have been muddling with Filezilla's CMD Line Arguments for a little bit but it doesn't seem to run very reliably. Since they tout it as not being a great feature atm, and I need something reliable, I wanted to see if anyone had suggestions. I know I can use built in CMD line stuff for Windows, but I need something a bit more robust and customizable. TIA. XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

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madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 297	Re: FTP Program that can Schedule Transfers WS_FTP Professional http://www.ipswitch.com

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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 305	Re: FTP Program that can Schedule Transfers That was one of the programs I was considering - have you actually used the scheduling feature and if you have, can you comment on how well it works? XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

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madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 297	Re: FTP Program that can Schedule Transfers I have not used it. But since I own licensing I guess I can try it out and report back.

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fitz *XPista7eopardix Joined: April 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 4,028 Reputation: 2947 Power: 168**	Re: FTP Program that can Schedule Transfers if you are running the same commands all the time, you can always use a command line ftp utility and schedule it through batch and answer files and the task scheduler or, you can use the ncftp client which supports the bgget/bgput and allows for ncftpBatch to schedule.. NCFTP is my personal ftp client of choice (of course, i'm kind of a command line junkie...) Both the bgget and bgput commands allow you to schedule when to do the transfers. They take a ``-@'' parameter, whose argument is a date of the form YYYYMMDDhhmmss (four digit year, month, day, hour, minute, second). For example, to schedule a download at 3 AM on November 6, you could try: bgget -@ 19971106030000 /pub/idstuff/quake/q2_100.zip Hee-hee! Evil makes my buttocks tingle.

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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 305	Re: FTP Program that can Schedule Transfers Originally Posted by madmatt I have not used it. But since I own licensing I guess I can try it out and report back. If you could, I would appreciate it. Drop everything else and do it now j/k Originally Posted by fitz if you are running the same commands all the time, you can always use a command line ftp utility and schedule it through batch and answer files and the task scheduler or, you can use the ncftp client which supports the bgget/bgput and allows for ncftpBatch to schedule.. NCFTP is my personal ftp client of choice (of course, i'm kind of a command line junkie...) Yeah, I was using .bat files and Acronis to schedule it. Didn't need to use the task scheduler as I was running certain commands before the backup and then these uploads when the backups completed. Only problem is I ran into some limitations, and since it's not really a feature FileZilla touts, I didn't find much help on them. Totally fine since it is open source, was just looking for something a little better. I will take a quick look at ncftpBatch, but I may want something that is also graphical so I can use one program for both. XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

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American Zombie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,864 Reputation: 2689 Power: 151	Re: FTP Program that can Schedule Transfers CuteFTP Pro can do what you want to do. You can even create your own macros and scripts. Attached Thumbnails

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_kC_ OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2004 Posts: 514 Reputation: 270 Power: 110	Re: FTP Program that can Schedule Transfers flashfxp

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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 305	Re: FTP Program that can Schedule Transfers Went with WS_FTP Pro and it works like a charm, thanks everybody XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

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madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 297	Re: FTP Program that can Schedule Transfers madmatt wins the cookie!

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fitz *XPista7eopardix Joined: April 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 4,028 Reputation: 2947 Power: 168**	Re: FTP Program that can Schedule Transfers I still like ncftp better No cookie from me to madmatt! (not because you don't deserve one, but mostly because it says I have to spread some rep around before giving it to you again. Hee-hee! Evil makes my buttocks tingle.

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