JustinBMak
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Synology Linux Based Cron Job - FTP Connect, Move & Email
Folks:
I'm a windows guru, however I have a small Synology NAS that runs some spreadsheet orders (*.xls format only) and I would like to set up a cron job that run, checks a specific folder (/volume1/TS-Orders) and looks for only a *.xls file and move the file via FTP to a Windows FTP Server that I connect to via anonymous and then e-mail me if it can or cannot process the file.
I have found a few topics here on EE however, nothing seems to work closed where you use a cron - I could be not searching for the right wording.
Here is a link I would like to do: <code>https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/25093871/Scripting-with-e-mails-and-errors-and-some-logic.html</code> for the e-mail if I understand it correctly.
Any help is appreciated!!
I'm a windows guru, however I have a small Synology NAS that runs some spreadsheet orders (*.xls format only) and I would like to set up a cron job that run, checks a specific folder (/volume1/TS-Orders) and looks for only a *.xls file and move the file via FTP to a Windows FTP Server that I connect to via anonymous and then e-mail me if it can or cannot process the file.
I have found a few topics here on EE however, nothing seems to work closed where you use a cron - I could be not searching for the right wording.
Here is a link I would like to do: <code>https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/25093871/Scripting-with-e-mails-and-errors-and-some-logic.html</code> for the e-mail if I understand it correctly.
Any help is appreciated!!
AlexPace
Robo-FTP is a scriptable FTP client for Windows that can do CRON commands... the CRON command basically acts as a "sleep until X time" statement in the Robo-FTP scripting language. I have used this to make FTP automation logic run, for example, every 15 minutes starting at 6am but only on week days. You could do the same with a windows Scheduled Task but I preferred to do it all within the script and just leave the script running and sleeping when it wasn't transferring files.
ASKER
I understand, however this software seems to be for Microsoft Windows.
I am running a Synology (Linux) based NAS and people will be dropping off spreadsheets and I need them to be FTP to a Windows Server via Anonymous login/password. The FTP Service is block by IP and the hosting facility just unblocked my secondary WAN IP.
This Windows Server that I do not have any access to other than via FTP.
Thank you for the reply, however I do not see this working for me.
I am running a Synology (Linux) based NAS and people will be dropping off spreadsheets and I need them to be FTP to a Windows Server via Anonymous login/password. The FTP Service is block by IP and the hosting facility just unblocked my secondary WAN IP.
This Windows Server that I do not have any access to other than via FTP.
Thank you for the reply, however I do not see this working for me.
as simple as it get get with a one-liner
wput /volume1/TS-Orders/*.xls ftp://server/path/to/destination 2>&1 | mail -s yoursubject you@yourdomain.com
if you don't have wput, you can use "curl" or "ftp" or install any of these.
it is setup to send the whole output of the wput command by mail
if you need something more specific, try something along these lines
this will not send a mail if there is no xls in the source dir
it will send a simpler email
it will remove xls files that have been sent successfully
adapt to your needs and feel free to post if you need further help
wput /volume1/TS-Orders/*.xls ftp://server/path/to/destination 2>&1 | mail -s yoursubject you@yourdomain.com
if you don't have wput, you can use "curl" or "ftp" or install any of these.
it is setup to send the whole output of the wput command by mail
if you need something more specific, try something along these lines
filelist=$(ls /volume1/TS-Orders/*.xls) || exit 0
for file in $filelist
do if wput "$file" ftp://...
then mail -s "file $file was transferred successfully" you@yourdomain.com
rm "$file"
else mail -s "failed to transfer file $file" you@yourdomain.com
fi
donethis will not send a mail if there is no xls in the source dir
it will send a simpler email
it will remove xls files that have been sent successfully
adapt to your needs and feel free to post if you need further help
ASKER
In order to create a script on the Synology (or Linux) to save and tested what you posted above, where do I save the file and what should the file extension be?
Sorry for such a late response, we had an addition to our family and have been a little busy with that if you know what I mean.
Sorry for such a late response, we had an addition to our family and have been a little busy with that if you know what I mean.
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