In message <[log in to unmask]>, Eben Yong
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>On Wed, 19 May 2004 12:41:30 -0700, Art Bahrs <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>    Have you tried MGET and MPUT commands?  I used them to move about 75
>or
>>so files at a pop on a regular basis... Just remember to put the switch on
>>that waives needing to answer for each file.
>
>Now there you go.  This is a good ah-ha moment.  Certainly we all have our
>options to transfer data beween systems.  I knew about MGET and MPUT but I
>did not know about the option to waive the prompt.  Straightforward FTP
>command:  PROMPT OFF
>
>Thanks, Art!  But I still think there is a place for GUI.  WRQ's next
>version of Reflection FTP should be able to do drag-n-drop between HP3K
>systems.  Is anyone from WRQ listening?  :-)
>
>ftp> help prompt
>PROMPT
>
>Toggle interactive prompting.  Interactive prompting occurs during
>multiple file transfers to allow the user to selectively retrieve
>or restore files.  If prompting is turned off (default is on), any
>mget or mput will transfer all files, and any mdelete will delete
>all files.

Yes, but is it PROMPT OFF?

I was exploring this the other day, as I have about 3 year's-worth of
daily files to move to another platform.

So MGET and MPUT sounded more like the mark, and indeed, you need PROMPT
off to move them silently in batch mode.

But I think the command is just PROMPT, and it toggles between states...
which means you need to know what state it was last in :-(

As it defaults to On, you know that when you start FTP, then if you say
PROMPT, then it's Off.... which is OK up to a point.

Up to the point where I opened Reflection FTP, and used the nice GUI
instead.

Only moved an exploratory 50 so far. Hope I don't hit the 1024 limit
James Hofmeister talks about when I move the rest.....

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