I did that first thing, I could tell it was a typo
________________________________ From: Mikeb <[email protected]> To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 8:29:20 AM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Passing a variable from Rbase OK, but still delete the line: $host = ' It doesn't do anything. ----- Original Message ----- From: "TOM HART" <[email protected]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 8:48 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Passing a variable from Rbase >I must have had EOFCHAR set to off because it still would not work, so I >set it > on and it worked like a Rcharm. This code just made my life alot easier. > Thanks for you help > > Tom Hart > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Mikeb <[email protected]> > To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 6:48:50 PM > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Passing a variable from Rbase > > Tom, > You probably have EOFCHAR set to OFF. > > You can do one of two things: > > 1. You can issue the following command before the code I sent: > > set EOFCHAR ON > > 2. You can add a CR/LF at the end of the code before the OUTPUT SCREEN > like: > > set var vWrite = ((Char(13)) + (Char(10))) > Write .vWrite > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "TOM HART" <[email protected]> > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 6:41 PM > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Passing a variable from Rbase > > >> Your code works just like I want to except when I run it, it gives me the >> following error >> >> Running C:\Rbase9.1EmailWork\scriptname.ftp >> ***** Script error on line 7, column 1: EOF expected >> >> >> ^ >> If I edit the scriptname.ftp file, put a blank line and save, then launch >> scriptname.ftp it works >> Is it looking for a carriage return or what? >> >> Tom Hart >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Mikeb <[email protected]> >> To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 9:01:31 AM >> Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Passing a variable from Rbase >> >> { You will have to employ whatever collection method you >> use to set the variables for user/pass... >> } >> >> Set var vWrite text = null >> Set var vMyUser text = (CVAL('User')) >> Set var vPass text = '123456' >> Set var vFtpHost text = 'ftp.myhost.com' >> >> output scriptname.ftp >> >> $host = ' >> set var vWrite = '$host="ftp.myhost.com"' >> Write .vWrite >> set var vWrite = '$user="' + .vMyUser +'"' >> Write .vWrite >> set var vWrite = '$password="123456"' >> Write .vWrite >> >> set var vWrite = 'OPENHOST($host,$user,$password)' >> Write .vWrite >> set var vWrite = 'PUTFILE("*.*",SUBDIRS)' >> >> Write .vWrite >> >> Output Screen >> >> launch scriptname.ftp >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "TOM HART" <[email protected]> >> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 9:15 AM >> Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Passing a variable from Rbase >> >> >>> Can you give me an example of a write statement? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Mikeb <[email protected]> >>> To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 8:11:27 AM >>> Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Passing a variable from Rbase >>> >>> Simple enough then. Create your ScripName.ftp file dynamically in RBase >>> and >>> write the command lines as needed, collecting whatever RBase variable is >>> needed into a write statement. >>> When complete, then launch as you do now. >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "TOM HART" <[email protected]> >>> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 8:20 PM >>> Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Passing a variable from Rbase >>> >>> >>>> Here is an example of the script >>>> To run from Rbase I launch scriptname.ftp >>>> the help files say you can create variables with the $ >>>> like $ftpname="ftp.myftp.com" and could do this >>>> OPENHOST($ftpname,etc,) >>>> # >>>> # More script samples at http://www.ScriptFTP.com/examples.php >>>> # Online scripting guide at http://www.ScriptFTP.com/reference.php >>>> # Free technical support at http://www.ScriptFTP.com/contact.php >>>> # >>>> # Remember to save the changes before clicking run on the ScriptFTP >>>> window. >>>> >>>> # Connect to FTP server >>>> OPENHOST("ftp.myftp.com","myuserid","mypassword") >>>> >>>> # Download the new or modified asc files from the FTP site >>>> SYNC("C:\myfolder","/mainfolder/ftpfolder",DOWNLOAD,"*.asc") >>>> >>>> # Transfer finished, close the connection >>>> CLOSEHOST >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ________________________________ >>>> From: Mikeb <[email protected]> >>>> To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Sat, February 26, 2011 5:40:33 PM >>>> Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Passing a variable from Rbase >>>> >>>> OK.. I get that there are command scripts the are executed toward the >>>> FTP >>>> program, but: >>>> >>>> What is the environment in which the commands (OPENHOST / PUTFILE) are >>>> run? >>>> Command Prompt? Or does the FTP program host its own scripting >>>> environment >>>> like the R> in RBase. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "TOM HART" <[email protected]> >>>> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 3:39 PM >>>> Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Passing a variable from Rbase >>>> >>>> >>>>> here is an example >>>>> >>>>> $host="ftp.myhost.com" >>>>> $user="myuser" >>>>> $password="123456" >>>>> >>>>> OPENHOST($host,$user,$password) >>>>> PUTFILE("*.*",SUBDIRS) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ________________________________ >>>>> From: Mikeb <[email protected]> >>>>> To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Sat, February 26, 2011 1:48:40 PM >>>>> Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Passing a variable from Rbase >>>>> >>>>> how does the ftp program get the variables? Command Line? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "TOM HART" <[email protected]> >>>>> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 1:14 PM >>>>> Subject: [RBASE-L] - Passing a variable from Rbase >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Can a variable be passed from Rbase to another program that can use >>>>>> variables. >>>>>> EG >>>>>> I found an FTP program that I can integrate into Rbase, this program >>>>>> can >>>>>> use >>>>>> variables >>>>>> >>>>>> In Rbase >>>>>> set variable in Rbase- set var vFTPHost text = 'My host name' >>>>>> >>>>>> I know in Rbase the variable will be .vFTPHost but in the FTP program >>>>>> a >>>>>>variable >>>>>> is defined with $variablename >>>>>> Can this be done >>>>>> >>>>>> Tom Hart >>>>>>
