Script for ftp

[Juerg DENNEBERG]

HI you all

I have a script to ftp a file from UX to NT. So far it works. It runs every day by CRON. The new job I got is: The name of the file to transfer includes the actual date in the form of "nameYYMMDD.dat". Where do I have what to include in my script only to transfer the actual file as the old ones have to remain on the source?

ftp <log.log 2>errors.err
open $GESTSYSTEM
user john passwd
put nameYYMMDD.dat
close
bye
EOF

Many thanks for your help
Regards
Juerg

[David_246 · Accepted solution]

file = `date "+%y%m%d"`

ftp
..
..
..
put name${file}.dat

Regs David

[Alan Turner]

Just to expand on David's reply - if you only want the name to include YYMMDD on the UX source, then change David's "put" line to read:

put name${file}.dat name.dat

[Juerg DENNEBERG]

Hi David
Hi Alan

it works. Many thanks.

PS: there are no blanks on both sides of the "equal sign"

Regards
Juerg

[Steven E. Protter]

I recommend one change.

change
file = `date "+%y%m%d"`

to:

file=$(date "+%y%m%d")

# backticks are being deprecated as I leanred this week.

ftp
..
..
..
put name${file}.dat



One other thing.

Give David 10 points for a great script.

regards,

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