Re: Schedule FTP Task on 2k/XP
From: Phil Robyn [MVP] (zipprobyn_at_berkeley.edu)
Date: 05/05/04
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Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 14:27:32 -0700
Ben wrote:
> I want to create a batch file that can be scheduled to run every night at
> midnight to 1.) Zip up a file, then 2.) FTP the resulting Zip to a server
> over the internet.
>
> Is this simple? If so what tools would I need? WinZip doesn't have a
> command line interface that I know of, does good-old PkZip work on 2k/XP?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> - Ben
>
> Example:
>
> File to be zipped = c:\data\datafile.mdb
> Resulting zip file = c:\data\datafile.zip
> ftp to ftp://whatever.server.com/data
>
>
WinZip *does* have a command line interface if you are a registered user.
You can download it from the WinZip web site.
Yes, it is a simple task. You don't need any tools other than WinZip or
PKZip, FTP.EXE (comes with Windows), and the Task Scheduler (comes with
Windows).
-- Phil Robyn Univ. of California, Berkeley u n z i p m y a d d r e s s t o s e n d e - m a i l
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