How to execute WinSCP commands from a batch file

Question

I wanna know if there is a way to run WinSCP commands like open sftp..., from a batch file, without having to enter commands after WinSCP opens up.

Here's what I wanna happen:

I create a batch file (say demo.bat) that opens WinSCP command-line.
I insert WinSCP commands (open, get, put, etc.) in demo.bat.
The batch file demo.bat opens up WinSCP command-line and executes the commands (get, put, etc.) automatically.

WinSCP even has an option to create such a batch file for you: winscp.net/eng/docs/guide_automation#generating — user330315
– user330315, Commented Jul 17, 2018 at 14:41

Martin Prikryl · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-21 05:16:44Z

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Use /command or /script command-line switches.

There's a guide to automating file transfers to SFTP server with WinSCP.

A simple batch file using /command switch is like:

WinSCP.com ^
  /log="C:\writable\path\to\log\WinSCP.log" /ini=nul ^
  /command ^
    "open sftp://username:[email protected]/" ^
    "put C:\local\path\file.txt /remote/path/" ^
    "exit"

And WinSCP GUI can actually even generate the batch file for you:

answered Jul 21, 2018 at 5:16

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