ftp files one day old

[poundpooch]

I have written the following to ftp files of only one day old from one server to another eg:
cd /source dir
ftp -n -v -i destination server << EOD
user username password
cd /destination dir
umask 111
find /destination dir -type f -mtime +1 -name "*.dat" -exec mput {} \;

EOD
I keep getting invalid command when I try and run this script anyone any ideas?

[Patrick Wallek]

>>...any ideas?

Yes. You are trying to run a 'find' command from within an FTP Session. I seriously doubt that this will work.

I have not see an FTP program that will allow that.

You will have to figure out some other way to feed your list of files into FTP.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

FTP has no idea what to do with 'find...'.

You need to find() the files matching your criteria and pass their names to your script. I would do something like:

MYFILES=$(find /path -type f -mtime +1 -name "*.dat")
{ echo "open myserver
user acctname acctpass
mput ${MYFILES}
close"
} | ftp -i -n -v

Regards!

...JRF...

[poundpooch]

Thank you for the fab script it only takes across one file will I have to create a loop?

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi (again):

A loop to feed the script I suggested is certainly one way.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Steven Schweda]

> [...] it only takes across one file [...]

You do realize that we have no idea what your
script actually does in your environment,
right?

> MYFILES=$(find /path [...]

And what did you get in MYFILES?

echo "${MYFILES}"

And we don't really _know_ anything about
what _your_ script is (or does), because
you haven't _showed_ us anything.

[poundpooch]

I do realise I havent given any server or actual file details for obvious reasons but you don't need that to answer my query.There is more than one file of the same time stamp that I need to take across so it follows that that the mtime criteria should look to all files and bring across all files of the same time stamp and not just one?

[Dennis Handly]

You need to follow the rules for here documents:
$(find /destination-dir -type f -mtime +1 -name "*.dat" -exec echo mput {} +)
EOD

>There is more than one file of the same time stamp

If you do that find outside do you get more than one? -mtime +1 will give all files modified >= 48 hours ago. Unless you used UNIX95=FIDDLE_WITH_FIND_TIMES:
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1306285

[Suraj K Sankari]

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[poundpooch]

thank you all for your help it has been resolved now