How can i pull a file using SFTP in windows

Question

Can any one suggest me how to start working in SFTP?(Any books/web sites)

I have to create a batch program to pull a file from a url using SFTP in windows.

I have no idea about SFTP.

A batch program which pulls the file from a url using FTP is already existing.

PLease find below for the commands used in the above existing batch program.

set PgpID=gecorpcard set FtpID=ftp.corpcard.com set FtpUser=xxxxxxx set FtpPswd=xxxxxxx set FtpMethod=binary set FtpGetUser=xxxxxxx set FtpGetUserPswd=xxxxxxx set PgpKeyID=0x29A6A1F6

Here the server name is psftppgp201.It means the file has to be uploaded into the server from the third party url.

Answer 1

Look at the Putty package, i am pretty sure there is a CLI sftp included in it that can be scripted.

Answer 2

Another SFTP and FTP client is WinSCP.

Answer 3

I use cygwin for that. Includes a command line SSH / SFTP, etc.

Answer 4

You are asking for SFTP advice, but rest of your question is about FTP. SFTP and FTP are completely different protocols.

Basically:

• FTP is old, plain file transfer protocol. Passwords are sent unencrypted
• FTPS (or FTP/SSL) is same FTP protocol run over TLS/SSL encrypted communication channel
• SFTP stands for SSH File Transfer Protocol - a completely different beast. You can run SSH Shell or SCP over the same connection.

For details see http://www.rebex.net/kb/secure-ftp.aspx

FTP, FTP/SSL and SFTP clients for windows: I would try either Filezilla or WinScp. Both are multiplatform and work fine on Windows.