ftp doesn't know about CI-vars, but the CI does, so the trick is to
build an input file first, and then use that file as $stdin, either by
'<' or by the ;STDIN= run-parm. Here's a script that ftp-puts one file,
could be easily changed to get (it should work to pass the BUILD-parms
in the rname, I think. At least if defined as 'anyparm').

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:help ftpput
USER DEFINED COMMAND FILE:  FTPPUT.PUB.COMMANDS

parm host="!HPSYSNAME"
fil="@",user="!hpuser.!HPACCOUNT",pasw="",rname="!fil"
#
# Created 19971210, Per Östberg, [log in to unmask]
#
if "!fil" = "@"
  echo 'Usage: ftptrans [host],[file],[user],[password],[rname]    '
  echo 'Transfers a file via ftp:                                  '
  echo '       [host] - remote host    (default:kemd09)            '
  echo '       [file] - local filename (no default)                '
  echo '       [user] - remote username(default:!hpuser.!hpaccount)'
  echo '   [password] - remote password(default:empty)             '
  echo '      [rname] - remote filename(default:same as file)      '
  return
endif
echo ExitOnError        >ftpin
echo open !host        >>ftpin
echo user !user !pasw  >>ftpin
echo put  !fil !rname  >>ftpin
echo quit              >>ftpin
build ftplist
continue
run ftp.arpa.sys;stdin=ftpin;stdlist=ftplist
if !FTPLastErr <> 0
  echo Error from FTP: !FTPLastErr
  echo Ftp-output in file: FTPLIST.!hpgroup
  return
else
  purge ftplist
  purge ftpin,temp
endif
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hth
/per (kul att se att det finns fler svenska MPE-installationer ;-)

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> Hi everybody!
>  
> Is it possible to use vaiables in "get" FTP? My try makes no one happy
...
>  
>  
>  :SHOWVAR zFIL@
>  ZFILDAT = SM06502I.DAT
>  ZFIL = SM06502I
>  :FTP
>  
>  
>  File Transfer Protocol [A0008E27] (C) Hewlett-Packard Co. 1990
>  ftp> Open SKA
>  220 ska12.data.skanska.se FTP Server (Version 5.0) Ready.
>  Connected to x.x.x (xxx.xxx.x.x).  (FTPINFO 40)
>  ftp> User XXXXX
>  331 Username XXXX requires a Password
>  Password:
>  230 User logged in.
>  Remote system type is VMS.
>  ftp> ASCII
>  200 TYPE set to ASCII.
>  ftp> Get !zFILDAT !zFIL;REC=-150,,F,ASCII;DEV=DISC;DISC=1000
>  Data Transfer Request Failed.  (FTPERR 13)
>  ftp> Close
>  221 Goodbye.
>  ftp> Exit
>  
>  
>  
> IBM = I Buy Macintoch
>