ftp automation

ScriptFTP

The professional tool to automate FTP, SFTP, FTPS and schedule FTP batch jobs

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I am sharing here an email I received by email with an interesting question. Of course, it is posted with the permission of the sender.
Hi Team,

I would want to know if the scriptFTP will enable automatic downloading of file on receipt of file. if yes then what will be the code to use the same.
Is it there we should be using the sync and download method or there is a separate code.
And my response:
The download will be automatic but you have to click Run on the ScriptFTP window to start the process. In other words, ScriptFTP will not detect when the new file arrives at the server and launch the script.

A possible solution is to schedule the script to be run every five minutes or so and use the SYNC command to download the file only if it is new or have been changed.