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I get stuck at a point where the file has been created and then it just sits there without uploading the data and then times out with 0 bytes sent.
Your error may be specific to your host as I don't get that problem.

My result:- This is using "moveItFreely" ftp prog.
C:\WeatherAnalysis>ftps -s:c:\weatheranalysis\daily.ftp linux11.digiweb.net.nz
220 (vsFTPd 2.0.5)
Connected to linux11.digiweb.net.nz.
User: 331 Please specify the password.
Password: 230 Login successful.
ftp> Debugging On .
ftp> Local directory now C:\WeatherAnalysis.
ftp> ---> PASV
227 Entering Passive Mode (202,174,112,121,226,207)
ftp> ---> TYPE I
200 Switching to Binary mode.
ftp> ---> CWD www/weather/data
250 Directory successfully changed.
ftp> ---> PORT 10,1,1,200,192,164
200 PORT command successful. Consider using PASV.
---> STOR test.txt
150 Ok to send data.
ftp: 0 bytes sent in 5.07Seconds 0.00Kbytes/sec.
ftp> ---> QUIT
221 Goodbye.

Also a MS note here:-
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/271078/en-us

Super-T wrote:I get stuck at a point where the file has been created and then it just sits there without uploading the data and then times out with 0 bytes sent.
Your error may be specific to your host as I don't get that problem.

My result:- This is using "moveItFreely" ftp prog.
C:\WeatherAnalysis>ftps -s:c:\weatheranalysis\daily.ftp linux11.digiweb.net.nz
220 (vsFTPd 2.0.5)
Connected to linux11.digiweb.net.nz.
User: 331 Please specify the password.
Password: 230 Login successful.
ftp> Debugging On .
ftp> Local directory now C:\WeatherAnalysis.
ftp> ---> PASV
227 Entering Passive Mode (202,174,112,121,226,207)
ftp> ---> TYPE I
200 Switching to Binary mode.
ftp> ---> CWD www/weather/data
250 Directory successfully changed.
ftp> ---> PORT 10,1,1,200,192,164
200 PORT command successful. Consider using PASV.
---> STOR test.txt
150 Ok to send data.
ftp: 0 bytes sent in 5.07Seconds 0.00Kbytes/sec.
ftp> ---> QUIT
221 Goodbye.

Also a MS note here:-
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/271078/en-us

Actually, my issue very similar. When I have the firewall enabled, to dayfile.txt is deleted and created as a blank file. The process hangs for a time and the replacement file is not transferred. Eventually, it gives up and the following is displayed:

425 Could not open data connection to port 53496: Operation timed out
ftp> quit
221-Goodbye. You uploaded 0 and downloaded 0 kbytes.
221 Logout.

The port number is not always the same, so I can't figure out the rule to create.

Edit:
Don't know if I've done the right thing, but if I allow Outbound and Inbound for the the File Transfer Program in my Firewall, everything works beautifully.

Super-T wrote:I get stuck at a point where the file has been created and then it just sits there without uploading the data and then times out with 0 bytes sent.
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200 PORT command successful. Consider using PASV.
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Also a MS note here:-
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/271078/en-us

So the MS FTP does not support PASV mode, you may have to use something like WinSCP - it's nice to have it around anyway!

Or as Bob has done, open up your firewall for two way sessions with the FTP client (computer and possibly router).

Yeah, the MS FTP tool is a very simple implementation, but it is one that everyone has on their system so is a good starting point.

Some useful reading in this topic, so I will add a link from the Wiki article to this for other who may have problems.

Bob
I did try turning off firewall at one time but your experience means I will re-visit that today.
My Host support seemed to think it was all to do with them requiring PASV as that is meant to avoid the firewall problem but in my case, there is something else involved.

Terry, if your host requires PASV mode, then you cannot use the MS command line FTP client, you will have use to use something else.

They suggested MoveItFreely.....with the same result :-/

I have found the problem, with the help of my hosting service.
The host requires passive mode so you need to put a -a in the bat file.
Microsoft FTP doesn't support passive mode.

ftp.bat
ftps -a -s:daily.ftp

(ftps is from the "moveItFreely" ftp programme) http://www.brothersoft.com/moveit-freely-89144.html Or some other.

Then the daily.ftp would be:-
open linux11.digiweb.net.nz
mylogin
mypwxxxxxx
put test.txt
bye

Change your settings to suit.