Unix FTP script won't run, is not matched error

[SuaveRick]

Hi there, I need to write a script to ftp a number of files down to a local machine from our unix server. Here is what I have so far, by my understanding, it should work (this is the format of it anyway):

ftp -n $destination << EOF
user lemmein thisword
binary
put some file where it needs to go
quit
EOF

I get the error: ftp.sh[8]: Syntax error at line 10 : `<<' is not matched.

Do I have to set something up in the background?? I must be missing something simple.

Thanks!!

 

[vgersh99]

You have a space AFTER the '<<'

ftp -n $destination << EOF

remove the space to make it '<<EOF'

vlad
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| #include<disclaimer.h> |
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[SuaveRick]

I tried that but I think the problem is that it's in an if statement because when I run it outside of the if it works...

bdf|grep "opt/cti" > space.dat
space=`awk '{print $5}' < space.dat`
echo $space > space2.dat
space2=`cut -c 1-2 space2.dat`
echo "Last run on `date`" > lastrun.log
#
if [ $space2 -gt 19 ]
then
ftp -in xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx <<EOF
user something somepass
quit
EOF
fi

What the heck? I'm purplexed....

 

[vgersh99]

either:
1. move the [bold]closing[/bold] EOF to the beginning of the line

OR

2. use '<<-EOF' for the beginning of the block AND make sure there's a TAB before the closing 'EOF'

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

 

[SuaveRick]

PERFECT! vgersh99, I tip my hat to you, excellent help. Something so simple yet causing so much hassle.

I hope you have a great day!