And now I figured out the rest from your scripts. Turns out I need a complete pathname for the destination file (i.e. I must specify it as ftp://user:pass@host/filename not ftp://user:pass@host. Oops. Thanks again. -ben- > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 18:03 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [REBOL] Newbie questions Re:(2) > > > Thanks for the help. I actually found the ASK keyword after I sent my > question, but I still have the STOR problem. Any toughts? > > Thanks. > > -ben- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 17:27 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [REBOL] Newbie questions Re: > > > > > > I use REBOL to manage my index.html file for my web site. > > Here are the two simple programs I use: > > > > REBOL [ > > Title: "getindex.r" > > ] > > password: ask/hide "Password: " > > index-file: join ftp://login: [password "@webhost.net/index.html"] > > write %index.html read index-file > > > > REBOL [ > > Title: "putindex.r" > > ] > > password: ask/hide "Password: " > > index-file: join ftp://login: [password "@webhost.net/index.html"] > > write index-file read %index.html > > > > > > > > >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/29 9:27 AM >>> > > I'm trying to use REBOL to automate uploading a file to my > > websit,e which is > > hosted at Hiway.com (so I have no control over the software > > there). I have > > two questions: > > > > 1) I have to put the name/password in the script. I hate this. > Is there > > any way to tell the script to stop and get the password from the > > console at > > the appropriate time? The manual says I can put them in > > variables -- that's > > not a help, of course. > > > > 2) I get the following error when I run the script: > > > > ** User Error: Server error: tcp 500 'STOR ': command not understood.. > > ** Where: write ftp://name:[EMAIL PROTECTED] read > > file://my%20documents/bookmarks.htm > > > > I've tried changing the password just to see if I am really getting a > > meaningful error, and I am, as I get a login failure instead wehn > > I do that. > > I've tried using a relativepathname and uploading from my rebol > directory > > with the same result (STOR not understood). > > > > Anybody else had this? Any suggestions? > > > > Thanks. > > > > -ben- > > > > > > > >
