FTP Scripting

[BobLoblaws]

I have a ftp script named ftpscript.txt that looks like this:
open 142.218.71.30
username
password
ascii
hash
send "xxtest.p"
quit

In windows, the command line ftp can run the script like this:
c:\>ftp -s:ftpscript.txt

But in AIX, it says that -s is an invalid parameter.
My UNIX book says that the windows ftp was made from the unix ftp. So how do I run the script in AIX?

Thanks,

 

[nabt420]

Try doing an ftp -nv <$COMMANDFILE >> $LOGFILE 2>&1

 

[RudiVVC]

I had the same question yesterday and found the following link:

http://www.mavetju.org/unix/netrc.php

With the help of this link I was able to get it running.

 

[Dhillon]

you can try this as well;

1) create a file with the following;
ftp hostname <<EOF
ascii
send filename
EOF
2) create a file called .netrc in the home directory with permissions of 400 ie (r-------- )
3) edit the .netrc to contain a line as below;
machine hostname login xxxxx password yyyyy
4) execute file in 1 from shell.

 

[matrixcd]

#!/bin/ksh
FTPresult=X
###User=xxxx
#Host=xxx.xxx.xxx.xx
#File=test.pag
#Password=xxxxxx
#export FTPresult User Password File Host
#FTPresult=`ftp -n 2>$1 << eof
FTPresult=`ftp -ni << eof
open ${HOST_MACHINE}
user ${USER} ${PASSWORD}
cd \directory
put ${PAGER_FILE} #file to send to destination
close
quit
eof`
# validate whether it was successful
if [ &quot;X${FTPresult}&quot; = &quot;X&quot; ]
then
echo &quot;Transfer OK&quot;
else
echo &quot;Transfer Failed (${FTPresult})&quot;
fi