Cannot FTP from Unix to Windows

[Dennis Handly]

>please check and feedback whether it is in correct format

I made a mistake on the here doc format and yes, that's the IP or the DNS name of the windows system.

ftp -n -i machine(here i have to mention the win ipaddress?) <<EOF

[Raoof]

Dear Handy,

Thanks for your reply. Please check the below script,

Script:

ftp -n -i 10.10.xxx.xxx  <<EOF

user domain"\"syed  test123

cd D:"\"backup   ----windows directory

lcd "/"dumps      -----unix directory

put file.txt

bye

EOF

 --- on running the above script i faced the error as

$ sh test.sh

D:: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

Local directory now /dumps

Regards

[Dennis Handly]

Your problem is those evil backslashes.

If you aren't using any "$" variables in your here document, you should quote the here doc "word":

ftp -n -i 10.10.xxx.xxx  <<\EOF

user domain\syed  test123                What you had worked, hopefully this will too.

cd D:\backup   ----windows directory  If this doesn't work, add add another "\" until it does.

lcd /dumps      -----unix directory        No need to quote this, Unix loves slashes.  ;-)

put file.txt

bye

EOF

[Raoof]

Dear Handy,

As per your given steps i run the below script

#!/bin/sh
. .oraenv
ftp -n -i 10.10.xxx.xxx <<\EOF
user domain\syed test123                                                                                      
cd D:\                   --- trying to transfer the file directly into D directory                                                                   
lcd /dumps                                                                                                         
put t.dmp
bye
EOF

It gives me below errors.

$ sh tftp.sh
User domainsyed cannot log in. 
Login failed.
Please login with USER and PASS.
Local directory now /dumps
Please login with USER and PASS.

*************************************

But when i try to update the script by appending quotations to \

#!/bin/sh
. .oraenv
ftp -n -i 10.10.xxx.xxx <<EOF                                                                                       
user domain"\"syed test123                                                                                   
cd D:"\"
lcd /dumps
put t.dmp
bye
EOF

then i am facing this below error

$ sh tftp.sh
D:\: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
Local directory now /dumps

Please advice and let me know where exactly am going wrong.

Regards

[Dennis Handly]

>user domain"\"syed test123

You might want to change this to:  "domain\syed"      

so it looks better.

>cd D:"\"

Again, change to: cd "D:\"

And if that fails:

cd D:\

cd D:\\

cd D:\\\

>then I am facing this below error

>D:\: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

Not sure why, when your quote trick worked for your name?

>Please advice and let me know where exactly am going wrong.

There is no exactly, you just have to experiment until you get it right.

I suppose you could use tusc to see if the shell here-doc is processed correctly.

[Raoof]

Dear Handy,

Even though i append this below commands in quotes i am facing the same old error.

D:\: The filename, directory name, or volume lable syntax is incorrect.

I tried all the steps i,e by ging "D:/" , "D://", "D:///"  , D:"/",....etc... but still facing the same error.

Please advise.

Regards

[Dennis Handly]

>I tried all the steps I,e by giving "D:/" , "D://", "D:///"  , D:"/",.... etc. but still facing the same error.

I assume you tried backslashes and not "/"?

You may want to use ftp interactively so you can keep trying various combinations.

[Raoof]

Dear Handy,

>> assume you tried backslashes and not "/"?

Yes ofcourse i do use backslashes and not "/".

>>You may want to use ftp interactively so you can keep trying various combinations.

Since from last week i was trying until now, but unable to reach to the good result.

Please experts do the needful.

Regards

[Dennis Handly]

I created a HP-UX directory: Back\slash

Then I used ftp interactively:

$ ftp foo
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> cd /home/bar
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> cd Back\slash
550 Backslash: No such file or directory.
ftp> cd Back\\slash
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> pwd
257 "/home/bar/Back\slash" is current directory.

Using a here-doc, this worked:

ftp -n foo <<\EOF
user bar password
cd /home/bar/Back\\slash
pwd
bye
EOF

257 "/home/bar/Back\slash" is current directory.

Changing above cd also worked:

cd "/home2/dhandly/Back\slash"

[Raoof]

Now i face some critical issue in my loal pc, i have lost many files from my local pc drive after running this below script.

After setting the path to D:\ in FTP SIte Directory location, i  ran the below script.

$ vi tftp.sh
"tftp.sh" 9 lines, 122 characters
#!/bin/sh
. .oraenv
ftp -n -i 10.10.xxx.xxx<<EOF
user domai"\"syed test123  ---------------- Here i have connect to windows D:\ drive
lcd /dumpfiles
mput *       ------------ Here files should be transfered from unix to windows D:\ drive
mdelete *   ----------- FIles to be deleted after it get transfered
bye
EOF
 ~
~
"tftp.sh" 13 lines, 134 characters

$ sh tftp.sh
Local directory now/dumpfiles
archive.pst: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
main_windowl.fmb: Access is denied.
Please have it/MCMS.exe: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
SharedWork/request_tab_A.rdf: Access is denied.
SharedWork/request_tab_E.rdf: Access is denied.

But the script deleted all files from the window drive D:\ , I LOST ALL MY FILES WHICH WAS IN D:\ drive.

PLEASE DO THE NEEDFUL, I REALLY NEED THE HELP, I LOST MANY DATA

PLEASE EXPERTS HELP ME TO GWT RID OUT FROM THIS LOOS.

HOW I CAN ROOLBACK THOSE FILES WHICH WAS DELETED WITH "mdelete *" command...

Regards