Re: Need help with Batch file
I think you can issue the 'prompt' command before the mget, this enables or disables prompting for an mget download so something like username password cd Custom extracts\ ourfolder lcd \inetpub\wwwroot\project\files prompt mget p_mth_choice*.zip y quit good luck - Original Message - From: Mike Kear To: CF-Talk Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 8:39 AM Subject: OT: Need help with Batch file Here's one for some of you older fellas, who still remember DOS: I needsome help with a batch file for using FTP.(I can't use CFFTP, because it fails at the change to directory - the directory we want includes a space in the name and no matter how I try it won't include the space as part of the name) The commands I'm having trouble with is the get or mget.I don't know the exact file name I need to retrieve because it contains the date.The filename will always be in the form: p_mth_choice_mag_ddmmm_nn.zip where dd is the date, mmm is the month, is the year, and nn is a serial number of some sort.So I was hoping to have the ftp file use get or mget to retrieve p_mth=choice*.zip. When I do this using manual commands,get doesn't work because it doesn't support wildcards, but mget does.However mget wants a y confirmation for each file.How to I put in the batch file to answer Y? Here's the batch file I've written so far: ftp -d -s:C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\project\ftpconfig.txt ftp.comain.com.au And the ftpconfig.txt file contains the following: username password cd Custom extracts\ ourfolder lcd \inetpub\wwwroot\project\files mget p_mth_choice*.zip y quit But this fails because it hasn't got any Y response to the prompt.I know there's a way to have the batch file submit the Y to the script but I'm at a block.Can't remember how to do it, and my old DOS manuals went in the recycle bin years ago. Can anyone help? Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia AFP Webworks http://afpwebworks.com [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
RE: Need help with Batch file
Thank you Dirk!That did the trick.Although a slight correction - there's no need to add the Y response at the end of the next line.The prompt command eliminates the need for a response. I do appreciate your help. It's been a long time since I tinkered with batch files. Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia AFP Webworks http://afpwebworks.com _ From: Dirk De Bock - Lists [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 8 January 2004 8:12 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Need help with Batch file I think you can issue the 'prompt' command before the mget, this enables or disables prompting for an mget download so something like username password cd Custom extracts\ ourfolder lcd \inetpub\wwwroot\project\files prompt mget p_mth_choice*.zip y quit good luck [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
RE: Need help with Batch file
Also note that you might not need a batch-file, check out ftp -h for the information about a response file, the -s option. You might also be interested in the ncftp client (new version released yesterday!), the ncftpget programme is very neat. http://www.ncftpd.com/ncftp/ - Hugo AhleniusE-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Project Officer Phone:+46 8 230460 UNEP GRID-ArendalFax:+46 8 230441 Stockholm OfficeMobile:+46 733 467111 WWW: http://www.grida.no - | -Original Message- | From: Mike Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 08:39 | To: CF-Talk | Subject: OT: Need help with Batch file | | Here's one for some of you older fellas, who still remember DOS: | | | | I needsome help with a batch file for using FTP.(I can't | use CFFTP, because it fails at the change to directory - the | directory we want includes a space in the name and no matter | how I try it won't include the space as part of the name) | | | | The commands I'm having trouble with is the get or mget.I | don't know the exact file name I need to retrieve because it | contains the date.The filename will always be in the form: | p_mth_choice_mag_ddmmm_nn.zip | where dd is the date, mmm is the month, is the year, and | nn is a serial number of some sort.So I was hoping to | have the ftp file use get or | mget to retrieve p_mth=choice*.zip. | | | | When I do this using manual commands,get doesn't work | because it doesn't support wildcards, but mget does.However | mget wants a y confirmation for each file.How to I put in | the batch file to answer Y? | | | | Here's the batch file I've written so far: | | | | ftp -d -s:C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\project\ftpconfig.txt ftp.comain.com.au | | | | And the ftpconfig.txt file contains the following: | | | | username | | password | | cd Custom extracts\ ourfolder | | lcd \inetpub\wwwroot\project\files | | mget p_mth_choice*.zip y | | quit | | | | | | But this fails because it hasn't got any Y response to the | prompt.I know there's a way to have the batch file submit | the Y to the script but I'm at a block.Can't remember how | to do it, and my old DOS manuals went in the recycle bin years ago. | | | | Can anyone help? | | | | Cheers | | Mike Kear | | Windsor, NSW, Australia | | AFP Webworks | | http://afpwebworks.com | | | | | | | [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
RE: Need help with Batch file
When I do this using manual commands,get doesn't work because it doesn't support wildcards, but mget does. However mget wants a y confirmation for each file.How to I put in the batch file to answer Y? Before issuing your mget commands, issue the prompt command, which will prevent mget from prompting you with each file. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
