Upload files to an SFTP server via PowerShell

SFTP-Upload.ps1

#Upload files to an SFTP server via PowerShell
#Requires WinSCP to be installed on local machine

# Load WinSCP .NET assembly
Add-Type -Path "C:\path\to\WinSCPnet.dll"

# Password prompt (not obscured)

[void][Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('Microsoft.VisualBasic')
$title = 'Credentials'
$msg   = 'Enter your password:'
$pass = [Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction]::InputBox($msg, $title)

# Display name of server
$servername = "FTP Server Descriptive Name"

# Set up session options
$sessionOptions = New-Object WinSCP.SessionOptions -Property @{
    Protocol = [WinSCP.Protocol]::Sftp
    HostName = "ftp.mywebsite.com.au"
    UserName = "username"
	  Password = $pass
    SshHostKeyFingerprint = "ssh-rsa 2048 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx"
}

$sessionOptions.AddRawSettings("AuthGSSAPI", "1")
$sessionOptions.AddRawSettings("TcpNoDelay", "1")
$sessionOptions.AddRawSettings("FSProtocol", "2")

$session = New-Object WinSCP.Session

try
{
    # Connect
    $session.Open($sessionOptions)
	
	#Message
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor Cyan "`r`nUploading files to $servername..."
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor White "Do not close this window!"

	# Create folder
	$date = $((Get-Date).ToString('yyyyMMdd'))
	$path = "/path/to/target/"+($date)+"/"
	$session.CreateDirectory($path)

  # Transfer files
  $session.PutFiles("c:\path\to\files\*.*", $path+"/*").Check()
	
}
finally
{
	#Inform user
	[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("Files have been uploaded to $servername.")

	#Dispose of sesssion
    $session.Dispose()
}