Batch file for copying a file.

[joeythelips]

Hi,

I need to copy a file from our Unix file system to a local pc every day.

A non technical person needs the file so i want there to be as little hassle for her as possible.

What would be the best way to do this?

Joe

 

[dickiebird]

Set up a script to ftp to the IP address of the PC
and call the script from cron
HTH ;-) Dickie Bird
db@dickiebird.freeserve.co.uk

 

[joeythelips]

Hi,

Could you show me how to do this please

 

[dickiebird]

#!/bin/ksh
DIR = directory on PC for files to reside
TRANSFILE= your file to send
#Set up command to login
RHOST= valid PC IP ADDRESS
RUSER=valid login to folder on PC
RPASS= '' password '' '' ''
echo "machine ${RHOST}
login ${RUSER}
password ${RPASS}
" > ${HOME}/.netrc
chmod 600 ${HOME}/.netrc

echo "cd ${DIR}" > tmpfile
echo "put ${TRANSFILE} " >> tmpfile
echo "bye" >> tmpfile
cat tmpfile | ftp -i -v ${RHOST} > tmp.out 2>&1

Give this script a name eg (yourscript). make it executable and call from cron

eg
crontab -e
insert a line like
00 12 * * 1-5 /scripts/yourscript

This'll run each working day at 12 noon
Works for Aix 4.3.3
HTH ;-) Dickie Bird
db@dickiebird.freeserve.co.uk

 

[abovebrd]

The above mentioned process does require some sort of ftp server be running on the P/C side. ;-)
-Danny
dan@snoboarder.net

 

[cyoung]

If there is not a FTP server running on the PC, then another way would be to use the PC to FTP to the server and get the file. This can be automated also, and then you could use a scheduler on the PC to get the file.

Make a script as follows:

open ipaddress
loginname
password
binary (if not a text file)
get filename
quit

Call the script something descriptive (like getfile.scr)
Use the following command to run the script ftp -s:getfile.scr

You could even setup a batch file to put the file in a specific location

cd /directoryname
ftp -s:getfile.scr