Hi

Can WinXP's built-in FTP client provide a way to quickly transfer all
files in a directory?

For example:
put *.*
would be expected to upload all files in current local directory into
current remote directory.

And how about transfering a directory together with all its contents?

"gluino" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> Can WinXP's built-in FTP client provide a way to quickly transfer all
> files in a directory?
>
> For example:
> put *.*
> would be expected to upload all files in current local directory into
> current remote directory.
>
> And how about transfering a directory together with all its contents?
>
The Get command just seems to be capable of transferring one file at a time.
I use a third party FTP program (WS_FTP LE) which gets round that problem.
Regards Mike.

gluino <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> Hi
>
> Can WinXP's built-in FTP client provide a way to quickly transfer all
> files in a directory?
>
> For example:
> put *.*
> would be expected to upload all files in current local directory into
> current remote directory.
>
> And how about transfering a directory together with all its contents?
>

The built-in FTP program won't do this.

The very best free FTP client that will do this is "FileZilla". You
just drag a folder from one window to the next and everything just
goes. Check it out:

<http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla>

HTH,
John

On Oct 9, 3:26 am, gluino <glu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Can WinXP's built-in FTP client provide a way to quickly transfer all
> files in a directory?
>
> For example:
> put *.*
> would be expected to upload all files in current local directory into
> current remote directory.
>
> And how about transfering a directory together with all its contents?

Multiple get with mget, multiple put with mput.
However, FileZilla is much better than the commandline fpt client
included in WinXP

OR, you could just use Windows Explorer (no not IE, just Explorer)
In the address bar, type the ftp server address
ftp://ftp.server.com
Press enter.
It should respond and ask for a username. enter username, and it
should ask for a password. Enter your password, and you're in.
Open another Explorer locally, and browse to the folder with the files
you want to transfer.
Select the files, and drag them to the ftp server window. Sit back and
watch.

Good Luck.

gluino <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi
>
>Can WinXP's built-in FTP client provide a way to quickly transfer all
>files in a directory?
>
>For example:
> put *.*

The correct command for multiple files is mput, not put.

>And how about transfering a directory together with all its contents?

I don't think so. I think you'd have to create the target directory on
the remote machine first (mkdir).


--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(DTS)
(E-Mail Removed)
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

On Oct 9, 9:54 am, Tim Slattery <Slatter...@bls.gov> wrote:
> gluino <glu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >Hi
>
> >Can WinXP's built-in FTP client provide a way to quickly transfer all
> >files in a directory?
>
> >For example:
> > put *.*
>
> The correct command for multiple files is mput, not put.
>
> >And how about transfering a directory together with all its contents?
>
> I don't think so. I think you'd have to create the target directory on
> the remote machine first (mkdir).
>
> --
> Tim Slattery
> MS MVP(DTS)
> Slatter...@bls.govhttp://members.cox.net/slatteryt

I get "sometimes" the directory created.

I "second" the recommendation for Filezilla. Much more easy to FTP
than with the "commmand line" version.