This is another useful Sql Server Stored Procedure I found on the net written by Nigel Rivett.

The procedure uses the xp_cmdshell extended stored procedure to shell out an FTP command. You can use this procedure to ftp a file from one place to another. Of course, you will need to make sure that your command runs in the proper security context.

I made some very slight modifications in my own version of this procedure. I changed some of the parameters to be of type nvarchar instead of varchar for my international friends. I also changed the name to suit my own naming conventions.

It takes in the following parameters.

Parameter Data Type Description Example
@FTPServer varchar(128) The host name. ftp.example.com
@FTPUser nvarchar(128) The username for the FTP site. Haacked
@FTPPWD nvarchar(128) The password for the FTP site. Ha!_AsIfIWouldTellYou!
@FTPPath nvarchar(128) The subfolder within the FTP site to place the file. Make sure to use forward slashes and leave a trailing slash. /
@FTPFileName nvarchar(128) The filename to write within FTP. Typically the same as the source file name. ImportantFile.zip
@SourcePath nvarchar(128) The path to the directory that contains the source file. Make sure to have a trailing slash. c:\projects\
@SourceFile nvarchar(128) The source file to ftp. ImportantFile.zip
@workdir nvarchar(128) The working directory. This is where the stored proc will temporarily write a command file containing the FTP commands it will execute. c:\temp\

Here is an example of the usage.

exec FtpPutFile     
    @FTPServer = 'ftp.example.com' ,
    @FTPUser = n'username' ,
    @FTPPWD = n'password' ,
    @FTPPath = n'/dir1/' ,
    @FTPFileName = n'test2.txt' ,
    @SourcePath = n'c:\vss\mywebsite\' ,
    @SourceFile = n'MyFileName.html' ,
    @workdir = n'c:\temp\'

I will soon combine this and my random time of day generator sql into a very useful stored procedure for you.