RE: FTP scripting

["Stone, Brad V (TC)" <bvstone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I would try eliminating the USER and PASS keywords. I never used them.  

If that doesn't work, forward the output file that is created and we can see
the error.  I probably says something like "User 'USER' not valid" then goes
on and says everything after that is an invalid command.

So, your FTP Batch input file would look like this:
        open 254.254.254.254
        user
        password
        cd/qdls/folder
        lcd f:\directory
        get test.txt
        quit


Bradley V. Stone
Taylor Corporation - OASIS Programmer/Analyst   
bvstone@taylorcorp.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: bclark@ussafety.com [SMTP:bclark@ussafety.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 14, 1998 2:50 PM
> To:   Midrange-L
> Subject:      FTP scripting
> 
> This might be a little off topic but here goes.  I am trying to automate
> the download of some files from the AS/400 using FTP.  I chose FTP
> because I don't see the need to chew up a Client Access license for this
> application.  I am having problems logging on to the AS/400 FTP server
> using a text file as a script.  I keep getting invalid command messages
> when I attempt to use the USER and PASS subcommands.  I have tried this
> using the Windows NT 4.0 FTP client as well the Windows '95 client.
> 
> the script looks something like this:
> open 254.254.254.254
> USER user
> PASS password
> cd/qdls/folder
> lcd f:\directory
> get test.txt
> quit
> 
> Can anybody tell me where I am going wrong? << File: Card for Bob Clark >>
> 
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