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I m trying to automate the download files from an SFTP server. It seems connection is ok since the commands like Get_SFTPChildItem shows me exactly what files are on the SFTP host and even GST-SFTPContent works fine.
But Get-SFTPItem ends with an error and I cannot find any solution on Google so far.
$Local = "C:\TEMP"
$Remote = "/"
$password = ConvertTo-SecureString -String $encrypted
$credential = New-Object -TypeName "System.Management.Automation.PSCredential" -ArgumentList $username, $password
$session = New-SFTPSession -Computername $serverIP -Port $serverPort -Credential $credential -AcceptKey
Get-SFTPChildItem -SessionId $session.sessionId
Get-SFTPContent -Path /20221114105631_235259_778533771_1439649_transport.tiflow.accepted_203.xml -SessionId $session.sessionId -ContentType String
Get-SFTPItem -Destination $Local -Path $Remote -SessionId $session.SessionId
Error message:
Get-SFTPItem : De opgegeven padindeling wordt niet ondersteund.
At C:\Users\fons.VERVOERTRANS\Documents\Transporeon SFTP.ps1:13 char:1
I would think that you need to put a file name in the $Remote variable. You just have a slash in it.
I have not used those cmdlet's, but the names match regular PS names, so a file copy would be done like this.
$RemoteFiles = Get-SFTPChildItem -SessionId $session.sessionId
foreach ($Remote in $RemoteFiles) {
"Trying to download $Remote"
Get-SFTPItem -Destination $Local -Path $Remote -SessionId $session.SessionId
}
If you get an error with the item name, try $Remote.name or $Remote.fullname.
I guess you are right because when I put something like /fons I don't get the error message. I get fons doesn't exist instead :-)
So now I m asking the SFTP owner what to put in exactly. When I connect with FileZilly I get directly the submap intented for our company. Don't know what pathname it is exactly.
(./ and ../ don't get it done either, no error messsages but no downloads either.
thx for your participation.
Thx a lot. And yes I did have to use $Remote.fullname
Can I ask you one last question. What is the best way (or correct way) to have the files deleted on the host sites once they are downloaded.
remove-SFTPItem does the trick of course. Found it and tested it.