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Program to monitor a remote FTP folder.
I would like either a script or a program to monitor a remote FTP folder.
When a new file arrives, I would like it to be copied over to a local folder on a Windows based computer.
No email notification is needed, however this would be a good feature but not necessary.
Thanks in advance.
When a new file arrives, I would like it to be copied over to a local folder on a Windows based computer.
No email notification is needed, however this would be a good feature but not necessary.
Thanks in advance.
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"If you're talking about doing this on the client side, with no control over server side, you'll just write a script to run at some frequency to probe the FTP server for new files."
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Yes this is what I had asked for help on.
You'll write a client side script to probe/poll your FTP server looking for new files.
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Robo-FTP (https://www.robo-ftp.com) has a built-in feature for doing exactly what you described. It can monitor a remote folder in real-time (or on a scheduled basis, if you prefer) and copy new files that appear on the FTP site to a folder on your Windows PC. It can also do a lot of error handling (like notifying you if the server becomes unreachable, etc.).
1) OS running on server.
2) OS running on client.
3) If you have access to server to make changes.
If you're talking about doing this on the client side, with no control over server side, you'll just write a script to run at some frequency to probe the FTP server for new files.
Note: This requires the FTP server to allow directory listing.