ftp muntiple files using scripts

[Thin Lui Cheat]

How do I ftp multiple files to another server using scripts ?

e.g. mput *.txt

Scripts would use the existing userid and password and "force" transfer of all files without prompt.

Thanks a lot

[malay boy]

uhm !!script.I don't have it.But if you use ftp -i it will disable the ftp interactive part.

I try to dig my old stuff and check whether the script is there or not.WIll posted it when have it.

hope this will give some insight.

regards
mB

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

Here is a start, there will be no prompts.

ftp -n <open
user
get ....
mput...
bye
EOF

A few threads that deal with this.

http://my1.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,1150,0xe0830559ff7cd4118fef0090279cd0f9,00.html

http://my1.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,1150,0x00517e990647d4118fee0090279cd0f9,00.html

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x82dff841489fd4118fef0090279cd0f9,00.html

You really didn't need to wait for an answer, you could have found it with a search.

If the answer was useful, please assign points.

SEP

[Michael Tully]

This script from Mike should help:

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x2dafa2db8513d6118ff40090279cd0f9,00.html

Regards
Michael

[malay boy]

well...the master have replied (SEP and Michael).I guest my script no need anymore.

Still learning,
mB

[Thin Lui Cheat]

hi guys,

thanks for the fast reply. thats a lot of information here. I managed to test out a script and it works.

cheers

[T G Manikandan]

ftp -n <open 172.16.1.233
user root
prompt no
cd /tmp/b
mput *.a
bye
EOF

[Steven E. Protter]

Just a note.

Of course, all of these methods are quite insecure. The script requires a password to be hard coded into a script.

Worse yet, ftp servers receive/send said password in clear text. The dangers of sending important passwords this way are obvious.

Thanks for the points sir, I would like to make a recommendation.

Secure shell. You can install it, and then exchange public keys, and use the a sftp or scp in a script to do this with secure data exchange and no hardcoded passwords in scripts.

Link to the software, instruction doc attached.


Secure shell
http://www.software.hp.com/cgi-bin/swdepot_parser.cgi/cgi/displayProductInfo.pl?productNumber=T1471AA


SEP