Ftp with a batch script

[Tommy_6]

I am trying to use ftp with a batch script from a HP 11.23 system. I cannot convince the owner of the remote server to switch to sftp, so I am stuck using ftp with a username and password. Does anyone know who to use ftp with a batch file? If not, is there a stable client out there that would support batch files on 11.23? Thanks in advance!!!

Tommy

[A. Clay Stephenson · Accepted solution]

One of the two of these Perl scripts should do the trick for you (and you need to know 0 Perl just normal shell scripting):

ftpput.pl -h remhost -l mickey -p secret -A -d /aaa/bbb -t 3 file1 file2 file3
STAT=${?}
if [[ ${STAT} -ne 0 ]]
then
echo "FTP failed; status = ${STAT}" >&2
fi

This will login to remhost as user mickey, password secret, set ASCII mode, cd to /aaa/bbb, allow for up to 3 tries per file, and put file1, file2, and file3.

NOTE: You don't have to pass the password on the command line if you have a .netrc file -- just like "real" FTP.

Invoke as ftpput.pl -u for full usage. The good news is that the script will run unchanged on Windows as well if you install one of the free Perls for Windows.

[A. Clay Stephenson]

.., and here is ftpget.pl for transfers in the other direction. Invoke as ftpget.pl -u for full usage.

[Tommy_6]

Thanks for the quick response, one thing I forgot to mention is that I need to use Passive transfer. Do you know if these script will handle Passive?

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Does a hog like slop?

If you do a man Net::FTP, you will see that passive mode is supported.

All you have to do is set the environment variable FTP_PASSIVE=1 and export before calling the Perl script.

You could also do it like this which would set it just for the command itself:

FTP_PASSIVE=1 ftpput.pl -h remhost ...

[Tommy_6]

The ftpput.pl script worked perfect with PASSIVE and ASCII requirements. Thanks again for the help!!