getting info from windows to HPUX .. ..

[someone_4]

Is there a way for me to write somekind of app. so somoone who knows nothing about HPUX.
Can get into an HPUX 11.0 box and grep to see if a file is there?

[Rita C Workman]

Well you could create a HPUX login for this person, and in there .profile you could put a statement at the end that says
exec /path/script_to_run
and then a line that says exit (so when they exit the program/script they are logged out..)
The script_to_run would allow them to select certain options from a clean menu...
I attached a simple one I did awhile back for the Operators to go out and check the OmniBack tapes used on the backups...you could change this to look for a file or whatever you want to ...

Hope this helps...or at least gives you an idea,
/rcw

[John Bolene · Accepted solution]

You can use a graphical FTP program if all you want to do is see if files are there and maybe upload and download them.
The user will still have to know something about file directories, but that should not be anything new to a Windows user.
My favorite is http://stud.fh-heilbronn.de/~jdebis/leechftp/

[someone_4]

Thanks for your help. I have written log in scripts but I was looking for a simple and fast way for everyone. The FTP idea sounds great. Its so simple that its hard. Ha ha ha
Thanks

[Tom Gore]

There is a real nice PC software app out there called ReflectionsX. It makes FTP a breeze. To move files, all you have to do is: click, drag, and drop.