How to get files from SFTP using TSQL or SQL Server Agent?

Question

I need to get files from SFTP and stored them on server. Is there any way I can do that using TSQL or SQL Server Agent? I do not want to use Third party tools or SSIS or PowerShell Script or WinSCP.

Answer 1

First install WinSCP. In my environment it is on the SQL Server we are frequently sending from.

Then you need to create a text file that script the commands. The inside of this file will look like

option batch abort
option confirm off
open sftp://Username:Password@someftp.someftp.com -hostkey="ssh-rsa 2048 29:fd:bb:27:3z:f0:28:b0:58:8g:07:59:b8:21:19:c4"
put D:\exports\*.csv
exit

For more information on WinSCP Scripting you can go HERE

Next create a job and in the step make it type Operating system (CmdExec) . In the command section call the location of Winscp.exe and pass as an argument the path to the script file you made in the previous step.

C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\WinSCP.exe /script=d:\exports\sftp.txt