check if file exist over ftp

[Blisk]

I have a backup over FTP and sometimes happend backup didn't finished or even started.
How can I check over FTP if file exist if not, to run backup again?
I found this but not quite understand batch.
Can someone help me with it? Thank you.

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@echo off

:FETCHFILE
ftp -s:ftp.txt
IF EXIST filetocheckfor.txt (
   REM the file was there, so do something
) ELSE
   echo Trying again...
   REM ping "sleep" would go here
   GOTO FETCHFILE
)


here is my ftp batch for backup. this is txt file which is called with batch

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open 184.50.15.14
username
password
status
binary
cd /imagine_zip
lcd D:\zipano_arhiv\imaginesql
mdelete *.7z.*
mput "*.7z.*"
quit
del /Q D:\zipano_arhiv\imaginesql\*.*
close
quit
Sometimes also happends that files which are copied over ftp on end side they are zero bytes and have no clue why.

[Linux711]

One way to do this would be to use the batch file to generate a temporary ftp script and use that to download the file, then check if it exists on the local machine. This would be a pretty bad approach though.

I think the easiest way is to download the wget tool for windows: http://users.ugent.be/~bpuype/wget/

Then in your batch file you'd type something like this:

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@echo off
start /wait wget ftp://username:password@ip_address/thefolder/thefile.txt
if exist thefile.txt (
   echo file was found.
) else (
   echo file missing.
)

I don't know if this will work with spaces in the file name. You probably have to put quotes around it. Also note the forward slashes in the wget's path.

[Blisk]

thak you for helping.
I know that works with ftp too, maybe someone else knows how.

[foxidrive]

One way to do this would be to use the batch file to generate a temporary ftp script and use that to download the file, then check if it exists on the local machine. This would be a pretty bad approach though.

It's likely that wget will download and create a zero byte file, but the filesize could then be tested - to see if it the correct filesize too.

[Blisk]

I have managed to delete zero bytes files on server so what I need is check if file is there if it is not than ftp backup should run again.

[Squashman]

http://www.dostips.com/DtTipsFtpBatchScript.php#Batch.FtpBatchUploadOnlyNewFiles

[Blisk]

http://www.dostips.com/DtTipsFtpBatchScript.php#Batch.FtpBatchUploadOnlyNewFiles

I see that script is in parts the same like I found out.
but have no clue what should be in part

 REM the file was there, so do something

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@echo off

:FETCHFILE
ftp -s:ftp.txt
IF EXIST filetocheckfor.txt (
   REM the file was there, so do something
) ELSE
   echo Trying again...
   REM ping "sleep" would go here
   GOTO FETCHFILE
)

[Squashman]

It is synching the FTP folder with your local folder!
If the file does not exist on the FTP site but exists in the folder on your computer it will upload it.

[Blisk]

OK this is the script I try to setup folders to upload but not working, maybe I have set some settings wrong.
Can someone please quick check of it and make some suggestions?
Thank you.

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@Echo Off
Setlocal Enabledelayedexpansion

REM -- Define File Filter, i.e. files with extension .txt
Set FindStrArgs=/E /D:"*.7z.*"

REM -- Extract Ftp Script to create List of Files
Set "FtpCommand=ls"
Call:extractFileSection "[Ftp Script 1]" "-">"%temp%\%~n0.ftp"
Rem Notepad "%temp%\%~n0.ftp"

REM -- Execute Ftp Script, collect File Names
Set "FileList="
For /F "Delims=" %%A In ('"Ftp -v -i -s:"%temp%\%~n0.ftp"|Findstr %FindStrArgs%"') Do (
    Call Set "FileList=%%FileList%% "%%A""
)

REM -- Extract Ftp Script to upload files that don't exist in remote folder
Set "FtpCommand=mput"
For %%A In (%FileList%) Do set "Exist["%%~A"]=Y"
For /F "Delims=" %%A In ('"dir /b "%localdir%"|Findstr %FindStrArgs%"') Do (
    If Not defined Exist["%%~A"] Call Set "FtpCommand=%%FtpCommand%% "%%~A""
)
Call:extractFileSection "[Ftp Script 1]" "-">"%temp%\%~n0.ftp"
rem  Notepad "%temp%\%~n0.ftp"

For %%A In (%FtpCommand%) Do Echo.%%A

REM -- Execute Ftp Script, download files
ftp -i -s:"%temp%\%~n0.ftp"
Del "%temp%\%~n0.ftp"
GOTO:EOF


:extractFileSection StartMark EndMark FileName -- extract a section of file that is defined by a start and end mark
::                  -- [IN]     StartMark - start mark, use '...:S' mark to allow variable substitution
::                  -- [IN,OPT] EndMark   - optional end mark, default is first empty line
::                  -- [IN,OPT] FileName  - optional source file, default is THIS file
:$created 20080219 :$changed 20100205 :$categories ReadFile
:$source http://www.dostips.com
SETLOCAL Disabledelayedexpansion
set "bmk=%~1"
set "emk=%~2"
set "src=%~3"
set "bExtr="
set "bSubs="
if "%src%"=="" set src=%~f0&        rem if no source file then assume THIS file
for /f "tokens=1,* delims=]" %%A in ('find /n /v "" "%src%"') do (
    if /i "%%B"=="%emk%" set "bExtr="&set "bSubs="
    if defined bExtr if defined bSubs (call echo.%%B) ELSE (echo.%%B)
    if /i "%%B"=="%bmk%"   set "bExtr=Y"
    if /i "%%B"=="%bmk%:S" set "bExtr=Y"&set "bSubs=Y"
)
EXIT /b


[Ftp Script 1]:S
!Title Connecting...
open 184.50.15.14
username
password

!Title Preparing...
cd /imagine_zip
lcd D:\zipano_arhiv\imaginesql
binary
hash

!Title Processing... %FtpCommand%
%FtpCommand%

!Title Disconnecting...
disconnect
bye
and this are my ftp settings

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open 184.50.15.14
username
password
status
binary
cd /imagine_zip
lcd D:\zipano_arhiv\imaginesql
mdelete *.7z.*
mput "*.7z.*"
quit
del /Q D:\zipano_arhiv\imaginesql\*.*

[Blisk]

I get all the time this
FINDSTR: Bad command line
FINDSTR: Bad command line


and don't know why scritp trying to connect
http://www.dostips.com

[Squashman]

No where in that code does it do any type of connection to DosTips.com

[Blisk]

No where in that code does it do any type of connection to DosTips.com

you are right
I checked again I maded a log from script it doesn't.
But script still don't work
First part looks like there is trouble searching file.

[Blisk]

can someone help me with this please?