Frank

Echo your commands to a temp file then re-direct them back into ftp.

IE:
echo open 123.456.789.101 > tmp1
echo user whoever >> tmp1
echo password >> tmp1
echo put junkfile junkfile.txt >> tmp1
echo quit >> tmp1
ftp < tmp1

Good luck,

Kevin

"Tomazin, Frank" wrote:

> hello
>
> i have been able to run a ftp file from a hp machine to a windows pc via a
> job stream.
>
> but what  i want to do is run a scrpit/ command file from mpe prompt, when i
> do this via a mpe file
> it runs ftp.arpa.sys,  but then just brings up the > sign and i have to hit
> the enter key to have command(s) run. is their any paramter that i can add
> to the run ftp.arpa.sys command to tell ftp to read the rest of my command
> file ? any info would be greatly appreciated.
>
> thanks frank