WINSCP connection test in Powershell

spiceuser-y9o2u · 2022-01-13T14:57:30.000Z

Hi, I am trying to trouble a winscp connection script I didn’t write. The below code logs in and tries download some files matching a parsed date but I simply get an error because there is no test or catch condition in place to confirm a connection has actually been established.

I know the connection does work as have used Filezilla to connect and get my files but I need automate it with Powershell and this previously working code is now erring but only gives me exit result “Error”

I simply want to check that the connection is actually established and if not report no connection established. I’ve tried various snippets to perform a connx test but I’m doing something wrong.

The full (obfuscated) script is provided as I have tried putting in a catch clause etc and have failed miserably, probably because how I formatted it amongst existing script as it already has a try command in it and I’m probably nesting completely wrong…

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Evan7191 · 2022-01-13T15:11:15.000Z

You have a Try block, but I don’t see a Catch block to handle any errors.

learn.microsoft.com

about Try Catch Finally - PowerShell

Describes how to use the `try`, `catch`, and `finally` blocks to handle terminating errors.

I would put the Try block around only the connection attempt:

try {
    # Connect
    $session.Open($sessionOptions)
}

You can have multiple Try…Catch blocks. I like to make Try specific to an area that may cause an error.

spiceuser-y9o2u · 2022-01-13T16:08:22.000Z

Thanks for your timely and quick reply. Catch is now ok, I wasn’t identifying correct ps blocks to use so thats ok. I just need troubleshoot the failed connx now. Thanks