Re: Batch FTP

Hi in the bit below its an S not F for the file as I just found out, and it
works well. We are also looking at doing auto FTP functionality for file
uploads and downloads from a PC bit of software we are developing. Anyone
with any pointers who has been along this route for flat ACSII files, up
and down to a PC.

ftp -n -s:ftpscript


Thanks Bleddyn



At 21:33 28/07/97 -0500, you wrote:
>
>In message <m0wswvo-000Ad9C@Uucp1.mcs.net>, From phcoffin@VNET.IBM.COM, 
>the following was written:
>> The DOS is tangential to my real problem.  The problem being, 'How do
>> I automate the receiving of files to my AS/400 from the Internet?'  
>> What the DOS is teaching me is that piping the password is a trick.
>> Does anyone have some clues as to how to do FTP with the AS/400 in 
>> batch?> ?
>
>If you're working from the PC side:
>
>ftp -n -f:ftpscript
>
>ftpscript contains:
>
>open hostname.com
>user actual_userid actual_password
>cd actual_lib
>put file.member
>quit
>
>If I've got the switches right, -n tells ftp not to prompt for login
>parameters, and -f: allows you to specify the file containing the
>script.
>
>hth
>Pete
>
>
>--
> - Pete Hall peteh@earth.inwave.com
>http://www.inwave.com/~peteh/
>
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