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Convert FTP commands to Powershell or VB Script

I would like to use a powershell/vbs script to run the following commands currently found in a .bat file:

@echo off
setlocal 

set password=xxxxxxxx
set /p password=<%~nx0:password
if not "%password%"=="" goto OK
set /p password=Enter password: 
echo %password%>%~nx0:password
:OK

set localdir=\\srv\folder\NewInbound\folder
set remotedir=/out_folder
set ftpserver=ftp.server.com
set username=xxxxxxxx

::del "%localdir%\*.*" /q

call :GetFtpFiles
call :ClearFTPFiles

exit /b

:GetFTPFiles
    (echo open %ftpserver%
    echo user %username% %password%
    echo bin
    echo cd %remotedir%
    echo lcd "%localdir%"
    echo mget *.*
    echo quit
    ) | ftp -n -i
    exit /b

:ClearfTPFiles
    (echo open %ftpserver%
    echo user %username% %password%
    echo cd %remotedir%
    (for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /b /a-d "%localdir%\*.*"') do @echo dele "%%~a")
    echo quit
    ) | ftp -n -i -d

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Shaun Vermaak

You can use .NET libraries such as System.Net.WebClient. Let me know if you need help with it
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1867385/upload-files-with-ftp-using-powershell

E=mc2

ASKER

Hi Shaun, thanks so much.
Yes, I would need help with it actually.
Would I add this script to a batch file?

Also, how would I change this so that it downloads the files instead?

# create the FtpWebRequest and configure it
$ftp = [System.Net.FtpWebRequest]::Create("ftp://localhost/me.png")
$ftp = [System.Net.FtpWebRequest]$ftp
$ftp.Method = [System.Net.WebRequestMethods+Ftp]::UploadFile
$ftp.Credentials = new-object System.Net.NetworkCredential("anonymous","anonymous@localhost")
$ftp.UseBinary = $true
$ftp.UsePassive = $true
# read in the file to upload as a byte array
$content = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes("C:\me.png")
$ftp.ContentLength = $content.Length
# get the request stream, and write the bytes into it
$rs = $ftp.GetRequestStream()
$rs.Write($content, 0, $content.Length)
# be sure to clean up after ourselves
$rs.Close()
$rs.Dispose()

Many thanks,

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