Download files with FTP

This pattern is useful when a job needs to pull files from a remote FTP folder and decide which ones to download based on the current listing.

It is adapted from the source example at Examples/Example11-ReceiveFiles.ps1.

When to use this pattern

• You need to review a remote listing before downloading.
• Only some of the remote files should be downloaded.
• The local destination should stay under script control.

Example

Import-Module Transferetto

$ftpClient = Connect-FTP -Server 'ftp.example.com' -Credential (Get-Credential)
$remoteFiles = Get-FTPList -Client $ftpClient -Path '/exports' |
    Where-Object Type -eq File |
    Sort-Object Modified -Descending |
    Select-Object -First 2

Receive-FTPFile -Client $ftpClient `
    -RemoteFile $remoteFiles `
    -LocalPath "$PSScriptRoot\Download" `
    -LocalExists Overwrite

Disconnect-FTP -Client $ftpClient

What this demonstrates

• listing a remote FTP folder before downloading
• filtering the selection with normal PowerShell pipeline logic
• downloading the resulting files into a controlled local directory

Source

• Example11-ReceiveFiles.ps1