Re: FTP.EXE

Thanks to all who replied.  I've been able to figure out my difficulties
which ultimately were because %#*$)@ microsoft doesn't think it's
a necessity to include documentation on the ftp.exe program in 
Windows 95 - just in NT. From the combination of responses provided here, 
and the document at http://www.softlab.ntua.gr/cgi-bin/man-cgi?ftp+1 
referred to me by Hans Boldt, I found the problem to be that I was missing
the -n switch which turns off autologin.  The PROMPT command was also
needed to allow MPUT to work without requiring a response from the keyboard.
This script:

prompt off
open 128.1.3.1
user gridert mypassword
cd gridert
mput c:\mappt\incomm.*
quit

will send all files in the mappt directory named incomm with any suffix to the
AS400 to one physical file named incomm in library gridert with a separate 
member 
for each of the PC files.  The above script file is processed by this one line 
BAT file:

ftp -n -v<ftpsend.dat

Thanks again,

Terry Grider

Rob Berendt wrote:
> 
> A potential modification to David's suggestion is the following:
> ftp -n -s:ftpscript.txt
> 
> ----- ftpscript.txt -----
> open mysystem.midrange.com
> user myuserid mypassword
> prompt off
> mput *.*
> quit
> ----- ftpscript.txt -----
> 
> david@midrange.com on 10/21/98 01:30:33 PM
> Please respond to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet
> To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet
> cc:
> 
> Subject:        Re: FTP.EXE
> 
> >   Yes, I've figured out the MPUT command I think, but I'm having trouble
> > getting my user and password excepted from the command file I'm piping to
> > the ftp program.  It doesn't seem to except it on the open command and
> > putting it after the open on a separate line doesn't work either.  It comes
> > back to screen prompting for the password for user NONE.  Seems I can't
> > satisfy this animal!
> 
> Terry:
> 
> Put the userid & password on a line by themselves... then the rest of your
> commands...
> 
> For instance:
> 
> ftp mysystem.midrange.com < ftpscript.txt
> 
> ----- ftpscript.txt -----
> myuserid mypassword
> prompt off
> mput *.*
> quit
> ----- ftpscript.txt -----
> 
> david
>
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