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I would like to FTP the contents of a directory, but I can't seem to find the right way to use a wildcard. It seems like this would be a common thing to do; is my whole approach wrong?

The command is

ftp -s:"C:\Scripts\ftp01" ftpserver.domain.com

The script that is called is below. Updated per billinkc.

username
password
ascii
cd "/destinationfolder"
lcd "C:\Backup"
mput *.bak
close
quit

The script starts, no files are copied and the FTP session remains open.

230 User username Logged in Successfully
ftp> ascii
200 TYPE Command OK A
ftp> cd "/destinationfolder"
250 Directory successfully changed to "/destinationfolder"
ftp> lcd "C:\Backup"
Local directory now C:\Backup.
ftp> mput *.bak
mput 9829980.bak? close
mput 6406766.bak? quit
ftp>
ftp>

Conclusion

I needed to add the flag to suppress the PROMPT command:

ftp -i -s:"C:\Scripts\ftp01" ftpserver.domain.com
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Before issuing the mput command, issue a prompt command to disable Interactive Mode. Once that's off it shouldn't ask you to confirm each file for the mput (or an mget).

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    For those wondering "what is the syntax of this prompt command", you literally just type "prompt" and it toggles prompting from true to false.
    – Noumenon
    Jan 8, 2017 at 12:24
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    Another way of disabling interactive prompting is to use the -i flag on the ftp command itself (e.g. ftp -i -s:"C:\Scripts\ftp01" ftpserver.domain.com). The docs describe the -i option as: "Turns off interactive prompting during multiple file transfers."
    – Jesse Webb
    Aug 11, 2017 at 20:11
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Try inserting the line prompt n just before the mput line

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I've never tried using the pathname for local folders, but I have done it by changing the local directory (lcd):

username
password
ascii
cd "/destinationfolder"
lcd Backup
mput *.bak
close
quit
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Use the mput command to put multiple files.

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    Yes, that's what I am using
    – mmcglynn
    Nov 16, 2011 at 14:58
  • Behind a firewall (particularly SOHO or cheap business grade units)? The built in ftp in Windows doesn't support PASV mode, so the transfer will hang and never complete.
    – Chris S
    Nov 16, 2011 at 15:11
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If you have administrator rights, you can install ncftpput. It is easy to use and great for recursive FTP uploads. The switch for recursive transfer is -R.

The software is included in most Linux distributions. For Windows it is installable with Cygwin.

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As Tim Haegele mentioned, ncftp does this very smoothly on Linux, if you are able and willing to install it:

sudo apt-get install ncftp
ncftp -R ftpserver.domain.com . /Scripts/ftp01
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This is the script that I used and that worked for me.

For ftp1.bat (script): 

ftp -i -s:\tmp\ftp.txt

For ftp.txt (script): 

Open ip
username
password
prompt
lcd C:\YourFolder\YourFolder
binary
cd /DestinationFolder
prompt
mput *.bak
cd ..
disconnect
quit

Maybe there're parts that aren't necessary but I'm putting it as it worked for me, hope it helps

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You can try the mirror command of lftp with --include option

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