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Download file with today's date in its name from remote server with WinSCP

I want to use .bat and .txt files to download a daily file I have off of a remote directory

The root of the file is always the same, but the date changes...daily

get filename_yyyymmdd.txt

How can I search and download the file with today's date?

Thanks

Solution

  • If you can rely on file timestamp, use file mask with time-constaint.

    See WinSCP time based file download.

    If you have to rely on a file name, use the %TIMESTAMP% syntax:

    get filename_%TIMESTAMP#yyyymmdd%.txt

    Also consider using WinSCP .NET assembly, instead of scripting. Particularly, if you know, say, PowerShell.