FTP

[Guest Guido]

I am using the built in ftp command in Windows XP to connect to a Unix Server

ih the same network subnet.

 

When I start ftp and the ip address of the server it asks me for a user name

and password which I type in and it works fine.

 

I am trying to write a series of commands into a batch file and I would like

to include the user name and password within the batch file so that the user

is not prompted for them.

 

Is there a way to do this.

 

Your help would be appreciated.

 

Regards,

 

Guido

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: FTP

 

 

"Guido" <Guido@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:EAD3649F-9137-4DBB-A6DA-6726057382BD@microsoft.com...

>I am using the built in ftp command in Windows XP to connect to a Unix

>Server

> ih the same network subnet.

>

> When I start ftp and the ip address of the server it asks me for a user

> name

> and password which I type in and it works fine.

>

> I am trying to write a series of commands into a batch file and I would

> like

> to include the user name and password within the batch file so that the

> user

> is not prompted for them.

>

> Is there a way to do this.

>

> Your help would be appreciated.

>

> Regards,

>

> Guido

>

 

You could use this batch file:

@echo off

set site=ftp.xxx.com

set account=guido

set password=SomePassword

set script="%temp%\script.scr"

 

echo> %script% %account%

echo>>%script% %password%

echo>>%script% binary

echo>>%script% get SomeFile.doc

echo>>%script% quit

ftp -s:%Script% %site%

del %script%

[Guest Tim Slattery]

Re: FTP

 

Guido <Guido@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I am using the built in ftp command in Windows XP to connect to a Unix Server

>ih the same network subnet.

>I am trying to write a series of commands into a batch file and I would like

>to include the user name and password within the batch file so that the user

>is not prompted for them.

 

Look here: http://www.nsftools.com/tips/MSFTP.htm for a very complete

discussion of the command-line FTP client. Using the -s:xxx command

switch will tell it to read the file and execute the FTP commands

within it. By combining a *.cmd file to invoke FTP with a file int he

-s option, you can make the FTP command do what you want.

 

--

Tim Slattery

MS MVP(Shell/User)

Slattery_T@bls.gov

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt