RE: Variable Program Parameters on rcmd

It is up to the source programming language that you are initiating the FTP
script from.

I used a tool called WinBatch and it would do most of the work for me.
MS-DOS batch files will work but you need to echo the script into a text
file.

FTP will not know about variables itself from outside it shell (at least WIN
and iSeries platform).
...
ECHO open system > FTPSCRIPT.TXT
ECHO user username password >> FTPSCRIPT.TXT
ECHO quote rcmd call lib/pgm %1 %2 >> FTPSCRIPT.TXT
ECHO ...do what ever other FTP function you need... >> FTPSCRIPT.TXT
ECHO quit

ftp -s:FTPSCRIPT.TXT


FTP [-v] [-d] [-i] [-n] [-g] [-s:filename] [-a] [-w:windowsize] [-A] [host]

  -v             Suppresses display of remote server responses.
  -n             Suppresses auto-login upon initial connection.
  -i             Turns off interactive prompting during multiple file
                 transfers.
  -d             Enables debugging.
  -g             Disables filename globbing (see GLOB command).
  -s:filename    Specifies a text file containing FTP commands; the
                 commands will automatically run after FTP starts.
  -a             Use any local interface when binding data connection.
  -A             login as anonymous.
  -w:buffersize  Overrides the default transfer buffer size of 4096.
  host           Specifies the host name or IP address of the remote
                 host to connect to.

Thank you,
Matt Tyler
WinCo Foods, Inc
mattt@wincofoods.com