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I need to write an FTP script that will fetch files. The both machines
running linux.

How would you go about doing that? I tried a bit, but couldn't get it to
work. It would be fine putting the userid and password in the script, since
this job should run (via cron) every morning.

Please help or point me in the right direction. I know how to do it, using
the plain ftp program. Just the script bothering!

The way that I have written ftp scripts in the past is with the
following format.  I write a function that creates a separate ftp
script (e.g. makeFTP). Then I call that script once it has been
generated.  See the example below:

makeFTP()
{
  echo "ftp -in << END" > ftpfile
  echo "verbose on" >> ftpfile
  echo "open <servername> >> ftpfile
  echo "binary" >> ftpfile
  echo "user $user $passwd" >> ftpfile
  echo "cd $sourcedirectory" >> ftpfile
  ....  #other ftp commands also redirected to ftpfile
  echo "bye" >> ftpfile
  echo "END" >> ftpfile
  chmod 775 ftpfile

Quote:}

Then with in your script you can call
ftpfile to perform the ftp for you.  I also
suggest redirecting it to an output file so
you can see that the execution worked correctly.
E.G -- ftpfile > file.out

Hope this helps.

Tabitha

Quote:> I need to write an FTP script that will fetch files. The both machines
> running linux.

> How would you go about doing that? I tried a bit, but couldn't get it
to
> work. It would be fine putting the userid and password in the script,
since
> this job should run (via cron) every morning.

> Please help or point me in the right direction. I know how to do it,
using
> the plain ftp program. Just the script bothering!

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Before you buy.

The .netrc file will allow you to automate your ftp tasks.  Look at
your man pages for netrc (man netrc).  If you need more help after
consulting your man pages, post here and I'll try to find an example.

Quote:>I need to write an FTP script that will fetch files. The both machines
>running linux.

>How would you go about doing that? I tried a bit, but couldn't get it to
>work. It would be fine putting the userid and password in the script, since
>this job should run (via cron) every morning.

>Please help or point me in the right direction. I know how to do it, using
>the plain ftp program. Just the script bothering!

okay, my problem was with the line user $user $passwd. I thought you had to
echo each one on a separate line.
Thanks,
Peet

you can try this to transfer :

#!/bin/ksh
# Script to ftp files to ftp server.

ftp -n <ip-adress> <<!EOF
user <user> <passwd>
put <file>
!EOF

this wil transfer <file> from <ip-adress> as <user> with password <password>

Greets.