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Download multiple file types/extensions using WinSCP get command

I'm calling WinSCP from a batch file and using the get command.

I want to download multiple files from a remote server with different file extensions and rename with timestamp on the local server.

As per the WinSCP get help I tried using this syntax, but it does not work for me

"get /remote/*.XLSX *.PDF *.TXT \\local\*_%%TIMESTAMP#yyyymmddhhnnss%%.*"

But having multiple get commands does

"get /remote/*.XLSX \\local\*_%%TIMESTAMP#yyyymmddhhnnss%%.*"
"get /remote/*.PDF \\local\*_%%TIMESTAMP#yyyymmddhhnnss%%.*"
"get /remote/*.TXT \\local\*_%%TIMESTAMP#yyyymmddhhnnss%%.*"

It's not a big issue, but I wanted to confirm that this is only way to make it to work with timestamp in a simple batch file.

Solution

  • You can specify multiple source parameters in the get command. But they all need to be independent. So in your case, with a full path:

    "get /remote/*.XLSX /remote/*.PDF /remote/*.TXT \\local\*_%%TIMESTAMP#yyyymmddhhnnss%%.*"

    You can make it shorter, by changing remote working directory first:

    "cd /remote" "get *.XLSX *.PDF *.TXT \\local\*_%%TIMESTAMP#yyyymmddhhnnss%%.*"