If all that you're ever ever ever going to do with particular ftp is run it in a job...then in-line commands is perfect.

However if there is *any* variability (note the root of that word) then echoing to a file prior handing it off to ftp is
the solution.            - d

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Donna Hofmeister
Allegro Consultants, Inc.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul D. Christensen
> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 8:18 AM
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> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] FTP Question - follow up
>
> I have seen this "echo" of commands in other processes and I've always
> wondered - what is the point of using the echo command?
>
> I simply run the ftp as inline commands in my job stream
>
> !job send,xxxx/password.xxxx, email
> !ftp
> open 209.xxx.xxx.xxx
> user myname mypassword
> cd in
> put FB0686538 FB068538.txt;move
> quit
> !IF FTPLASTERR = 0 THEN
> !    SET STDLIST=DELETE
> !ENDIF
> !EOJ
>
> what is the advantage of using echo to build a file to input to the ftp
> process?
>
>
> Dave Powell, MMfab wrote:
> > The approach you try below might work, but any error will give lots of
> > MPE unknown-command errors.
> >
> > A common workaround is using the echo or print command to build a temp
> > file, then run ftp with that file as input.  With proper error
> > checking it should work.
> >
> > I have things working similar to the following
> >
> > !ECHO exitonerror >>  FTPI
> > !ECHO {logon into} >>  FTPI
> > !ECHO put file1.pub  file1.txt >>  FTPI
> > !ECHO quit >>  FTPI
> > !run ftp.arpa.sys <  FTPI
> >
> > Then later I do error checking a bit like
> > !IF FTPLASTERR = 0 &
> > !AND FTPXFERFILES = FTPREQFILES &
> > !AND FTPXFERFILES = your-own-file-count
> > !      all ok;  purge the files
> >
> >
>
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