ftp command

[Dennis Malen]

OK! That makes more sense.

Thanks!

Dennis Malen
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth Brody" <kenbrody at spamcop.net>
To: "Dennis Malen" <dmalen at malen.com>
Cc: "filepro" <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: ftp command


> Kenneth Brody wrote:
>> Dennis Malen wrote:
>>> Ken,
>>>
>>> Can you FTP from system command within filePro.
>>>
>>> From Unix to Windows
>
> Sorry.  I missed the "Unix to Windows" part, which I assume means that you 
> are running on the Unix box?
>
> In that case, the information below is probably close to what you want. 
> Simply find the command line flags for ftp on your Unix platform.
>
> This, of course, assumes that you have an ftp server on your Windows box.
>
>>> Provide IP address of the host.
>>> Destination: C:\Documents and Settings
>>> Source: /tmp/filename
>>>
>>> Is this concept a possibility?
>>
>> I assume what you are really asking for is "is there a way from the 
>> command line to have ftp automatically transfer the file"?
>>
>> The Windows version of ftp takes a "-s:filename" command line flag to 
>> pass a file which contains the commands to execute.  Create this file 
>> however you see fit, and then run it with:
>>
>>      SYSTEM "ftp -s:/path/to/ftp/script/file hostname"
>
> -- 
> Kenneth Brody