Use PuTTY to upload files inside a batch file

Question

In my batch file I have the following code:

cd /D "C:\Putty.0.63"
psftp -b D:\batch\psftp.txt user@ftp.server.com -pw myPassword

pause

psftp.exe is in the C:\Putty.0.63 location.

In psftp.txt I have open ftp.server.com

I can log in to the ftp server but I don't know how to put a file. I tried to put cmd in the batch file or the textfile, but nothing works. Looks like I can't do put inside a batch file.

Any ideas?

Solved:

In psftp.txt I had : open ftp.server.com put myFile.sql to make it work I removed the first line and just left the put myFile.sql in the file. I didn't need the open ftp.server.com because i was already opening the connection in the batch file with user@ftp.server.com -pw myPassword

The `put` goes to the `psftp.txt`. If it does not work for you, we need to know way more details. — Martin Prikryl, Nov 26 '18 at 13:27
You also definitely need to upgrade your copy of PuTTY/psftp. Version 0.63 is over 5 years old. — Martin Prikryl, Nov 26 '18 at 13:28
Thank you. I add to remove the line `open ftp.server.com` in my psftp.txt file and just do the put right there. — ramsey_lewis, Nov 26 '18 at 15:42
What do you mean by *"I add to remove the line"*? Show us! Edit your question to show [mcve]. — Martin Prikryl, Nov 26 '18 at 17:32
Yes. I added +1 to your first answer, but can't mark it as "solution" because it's a comment — ramsey_lewis, Nov 27 '18 at 08:38
Because it's not an answer. Your question already says that you have tried it before. So I'm not sure what was it that helped you to resolve the problem. — Martin Prikryl, Nov 27 '18 at 08:39
In the first place I did the `put` into the `.txt` file, WITH the line `open ftp.server.com`. To resolve the problem i had to remove the `open ftp.server.com` from the text file :) — ramsey_lewis, Nov 27 '18 at 08:42
OK, so the problem was really that you already opened a connection using `user@ftp.server.com` on command-line and then you tried to open it again using `open ftp.server.com`, what is not only redundant, but likely also failed, as you have omitted the `user@` part. — Martin Prikryl, Nov 27 '18 at 08:57

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 27 '18 at 09:26

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You are opening a connection twice:

On psftp command-line using user@ftp.server.com -pw myPassword
In script file using open ftp.server.com.

The open command fails, as you are already connected. So the put command never executes.

answered Nov 27 '18 at 09:26

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Use PuTTY to upload files inside a batch file

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