Ok here is my problem/issue/question that i need some help with.

I am trying to copy a log file that is generated every day. the file will look something like "example.log.20081119.gz", what i want to do is create an scp script/command that will copy this log from a different server.

now because i am starting the connection from a windows box i am using pscp, so far what i have looked at is something like "'pscp -scp -l root -pw ******* draco:/var/log/squid/access.log.'date +"%Y%m%d"'.gz ."

now this does not work.. but i thought it might help you get an idea of what i am trying to do.

i shall endeavor to find the answer but if someone knows how to that would be great.

Thanks.

Check out the mtime and ctime params, but they may only work with Linux. You're going to be limited on what you can do with Windows, though.

I know there are lots of Perl modules for date/time string manipulation, which SHOULD work on Windows, but have no idea if it does or not. Perl SHOULD work under Windows, and let you write a script to do what you'd like, including SCP'ing a file. Check out CPAN.org.

What if i was doing it from linux, how would i go about it?

Same way, or you could write a BASH script, which would work with ctime/mtime/atime. Lots of different ways to do things...