Error quoting spaces to locate destination filepath WinSCP script issue

Question

I\'ve written a basic .bat file script that automates downloading a group of files via WinSCP. I have used this code for performing a similar process which is w

Answer 1

Your have to double the double quotes. You are also missing a quote at the end of the get command (note the three consecutive quotes).

"get ""/*.txt"" ""C:\Users\John Smith\Dropbox\joebloggs\Data\System Data\...\""" ^

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See WinSCP documentation on command-line syntax and FAQ Why are some WinSCP scripting commands specified in a batch file not executed/failing?

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You can also have WinSCP GUI generate a SFTP batch file template for you, including correct quotes.