changeable filename

[darfader]

Hi,

I have been using the following to move a file from Unix to Windows

-- before
#! /bin/ksh

# Move to appropriate directory
cd /user/transfers/out/in_cab
mv unprocessed/*.* .
mv journey_tester.xml journey_tester.txt

# FTP all files in directory
ftp -inv server_name <<EOF
user username password
ascii
cd ESIFileIn
del journey_tester.xml
mput journey_tester.txt
rename journey_tester.txt journey_tester.xml
bye
EOF

mv *.* processed/


Now that it's working with a static filename, I have to get it working with a dynamically created filename. The following doesn't work

-- after
#! /bin/ksh

# Move to appropriate directory
cd /user/transfers/out/in_cab
mv unprocessed/*.* .
mv *.xml *.txt

# FTP all files in directory
ftp -inv server_name <<EOF
user username password
ascii
cd ESIFileIn
del *.xml
mput *.txt
rename *.txt *.xml
bye
EOF

mv *.* processed/


The filename will be similar to this....

JourneyScheduleImport1009207604061601_20040616022915.xml

but will change constantly.

How can I cope with this situation please ?


tia,

 

[hoinz]

mv *.xml *.txt
will not work.
You have to move the files one by one;
a loop would help.

 

[nawlej]

mv *.xml *.txt

I dont think that will work.
Try in its place:

for i in `ls | grep xml`
 do
  newname=`echo $i | awk -F\. '{print $1}'`
  mv $i $newname.txt
 done

this: mv *.* processed/
can be: mv * processed/


___________________________________
[morse]--... ...--[/morse], Eric.

 

[PHV]

Replace this:
mv *.xml *.txt
By this:
for f in $(ls *.xml); do mv $f $(basename $f xml)txt; done

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[darfader]

thank you all

rapid as ever

 

[vgersh99]

or:

for f in *.xml; do mv $f $(basename $f xml)txt; done

vlad
+----------------------------+
| #include<disclaimer.h> |
+----------------------------+

 

[PHV]

Hi Vlad.
What happens when NO xml file ?

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[Ygor]

You would get a error message...
[tt]
mv: *.xml: cannot access: No such file or directory
[/tt]
...and the return code is set. Both of which are useful actions because the rest of script would try to send files which do not exist.