FTP with max script? Any ideas?

[Bobo]

I have people working in remote areas and I would like to setup a system to FTP me files automaticaly. Any one know if there is a method that I could use to do that?

I haven't tried, but you should be able to call a DOSCOMMAND with "FTP" command.
"ftp <url>" will open an FTP connection to the URL. It might be possible to batch process the FTP commands, too (but I might be wrong)

[PEN]

Ah right the dos FTP command. Hmm, I'll have a poke around and report back. Thanks Bobo. I was looking at ShellLaunch and was able to get it to open IE but not to a server correctly. I didn't know then how to send anything. DOS might be better.

[PEN]

I have the feeling that FTP isn't command in XP home anymore. Can any one confirm to me if it will work in XP Pro. I don't have it where I sit at the moment. It works in 2K but my lap top says it isn't a command. What a pain.

[Ratzlaff]

I have the ftp command on my xp pro:service pack 2 that im on right now

[PEN]

K thanks. I think that I have a couple guys on home as my lap top is. Might have to force them to update.

[fabman]

Hi Paul, maybe you won't need to update all those systems, I haven't tried, but... there's this freeware ftp client for the command line. (http://www.standardnetworks.com/products/?category_number=7&subcategory_number=1) So you could pack it with the Maxscript you're doing I guess.

Cheers.

[rdg]

there is also a free ftp activeX:
http://www.chilkatsoft.com/ftp-activex.asp
Haven't tried it with MAX.

Georg

[PEN]

Thanks guys, both are agreat ideas. I'll have a poke around at them.

[scorpion007]

the ftp command works fine here, XP pro. SP2, but i think it was in SP1 also.

[tuomasj]

I have people working in remote areas and I would like to setup a system to FTP me files automaticaly. Any one know if there is a method that I could use to do that?

Or, instead of using FTP, another way of transferring files could be done with scp.
It works like copy (or xcopy) in command prompt. It transfers files using ssh. Scp is bit slower than ftp, but the connection is encrypted. I had FTP on my server few years back but I switched it to ssh/sftp because i got too much password hammering on my ftp-server.

--tuomas

[thatoneguy]

Also, consider using a source control application like Perforce. I'm not sure what sort of data you're wanting to share. But Perforce works great for scene and material files.

I wouldn't use it for rendered sequences though.

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