scripting ftp

[bbh1]

Hi,

I need to transfer files (binary and ascii) from a Windows machine to a Linux machine. I've read lots of the posts on this forum regarding ftp scripts. It seems like the solution most people go for is to create an ftp commands file and then launch ftp from the script. Is that really the best way to accomplish this? I will be transfering a large number of files, in many different sub-directories. So I need to make sure any directories are created on the Linux server that do not yet exist.

Can I instead use some "ftp object" (would this be an ActiveXObject?) to do all the ftp work? I've found references to some Microsoft Internet Control object (msinet.ocx), but I don't know how to use it, or even if it will do the trick for me. I cannot download any components (free or $$), so I can only use what components currently exist on my MS machine.

Thanks for any advice,
Beth

 

[PHV]

so I can only use what components currently exist on my MS machine
So play with the -s option of ftp.exe

Hope This Helps, PH.
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