macOS Using automator (or something else) to delete files from ftp server

[Dimwhit]

I created an automator service to select a file and upload it to an ftp server. I have to do this regularly. But what I really need to do is delete the files in that remote directory before the file uploads.

Anyone know how, or if, that can be done?

 

[chown33]

What's in your Automator upload service?

Is it a "Run AppleScript" action? A shell script action? Commands to a Terminal window? AppleScript commands to an FTP client app?


What is your OS version?

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

Python has an ftplib built in that makes FTP tasks pretty trivial.

 

[Dimwhit]

What's in your Automator upload service?

Is it a "Run AppleScript" action? A shell script action? Commands to a Terminal window? AppleScript commands to an FTP client app?


What is your OS version?

I'm using a Transmit upload service. In on Yosemite (latest version).

 

[superscape]

I've not tried curl on the command line for this particular purpose, but it looks like you *can* use it to delete files over ftp. Check out instructions on this page:

http://www.slashroot.in/curl-command-tutorial-linux-example-usage

(Look for "Deleting files on FTP server", about half way down)

I'm assuming curl is pretty much the same on Linux and OS X. Hope that's of some help!