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Old March 21st, 2007, 06:12 PM
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Does anyone know of a piece of software that will ftp files to a server via a schedule that can run everyday? I am looking at this as a option to backup files to a remote server automatically.
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click the "Scheduled Tasks" icon in the control panel and choose your FTP client to set up uploads
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Do you know of a FTP program that will let you schedule the auto upload in the application. I don't have a ftp program at this point.
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My personal preference is WS_FTP PRO
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I just discovered this. Thaks for your help. For everyone else here is a link. This is a AWESOME piece of software!!! http://www.ipswitch.com/products/ws_ftp/index.asp
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the command line utility 'ftp' is all you need for automatic uploading of files.

ftp -s

and it's supported on most OS's, not always safe though. If safe is what you need you're probably looking to SFTP, or SCP over an SSH tunnel, as FTP transmits information in clear text across a network
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it basically invokes the ftp command line utility on most OS's, on OSX, on a command prompt
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free-bsd$ man ftp

the -s qualifier points to the settings file which can contain the username, hostname and password, which is why SFTP (FTP over SSH) would be a more secure alternative.
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Matt, you having a go? ftp is a command line utility, I'm not rolling anything, it's the best tool for what's asked, not necessarily what's needed, but for the question asked.
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I am looking for some kind of application.
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This is an application, in that if you apply it to your issue, it will solve it.

Try it, and see how easy it is ... you'll surprise yourself.

by application I assume you mean a GUI, GUI's have no place in scheduled applications. Command line utilities do, other than that you could write a perl daemon using Net::Ftp, but you're still up against the security issue, though you may be able to hide it in the registry using Tie::Registry, maybe have it email you the results using Mail::SendMail

If you really want to use an application you could write a VB application to send keys to your WS_FTP program, using Application.SendKeys
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what about a gui application for mac os x? That is what I am really looking for?
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As you are looking for an application for a Mac, I am moving this thread from Windows Help to Mac Help.

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