using PsFtp to upload a file to FTP Powershell - powershell

Question

I've been wracking my brain on this issue and can't seem to fix it. I'm trying to upload a file to FTP using PSFTP.
The script I'm using:
#------------------------------------------------------
#local variables
$ftp_server = "SERVERNAME"
$ftp_path = "/FTPPATH/PATH"
$local = "C:\ftp\"
$local_in = Join-Path $local "In"
$local_out = Join-Path $local "Out"
$session = "my_ftp_session"
# set up credentials object
$username = "FFandP"
$password = Get-Content "$local_out\Credentials.txt" | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force
$cred = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $username, $password
Set-FTPConnection -Server $ftp_server -Credentials $cred -Session $session -KeepAlive -confirm -UseBinary
Get-ChildItem -Path $local_out |
% {
$ftp_file = "$ftp_path/$($_.Name)" # determine item fullname
Add-FTPItem -Path $ftp_file -LocalPath $_.FullName -Session $session -
}
# -------------------------------------------------
And the error I receive:
Add-FTPItem : Exception calling "GetResponse" with "0" argument(s): "The remote server returned an error: (550) File
unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)."
At line:22 char:1
+ Add-FTPItem -Path $ftp_file -LocalPath $_.FullName -Session $session
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,Add-FTPItem
I've tried running the Add-FTPitem command by itself, but I get the same error.
I can upload to the FTP using FileZilla. I have also tried removing the variables and using hard-coded paths; I get the same error.
Any ideas?

Answer 1

The answer in #Josh's comment solved it for me. Run Add-FTPItem with the -Overwrite parameter.
Add-FTPItem -Path $remotePath -LocaPath $myPath -Overwrite

Answer 2

It took me a moment to figure out this problem, but here is my solution (I had the same problem).
When using Add-FTPItem the -Path parameter must not include the filename itself.
Add-FTPItem
-Path "ftp://SomeServer/SomeDir/"
-LocalPath "C:\SomeFilename.ext"
-Session $session
So in your example it should be:
Add-FTPItem -Path $ftp_path -LocalPath $_.FullName -Session $session
The filename will be added to the remote FTP path. In case you don't want to have the same name you must either rename the file locally first or remotely after.

Answer 3

Change block
Get-ChildItem -Path $local_out | %{ .... }
to one line
Get-ChildItem -Path $local_out | Add-FTPItem -Path $ftp_path