Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi,
Is there a way to ftp file from windows to Unix directory by using crontab to set up a job ?


Thanks!

You could create a scheduled task (Control panel) that executes a Win batch file, which has ftp commands to send files from windows to the remote unix machine.

Jerardfjay

OK. Thanks for the tip.
I tried to set up the task.
The only problem is my ftp.exe needs to have arguement to run.
How do I set up argument while set up the task?

put all your ftp commands including the call to FTP in a win batch file. While setting up the scheduled task to execute the win batch file, pass the parameters along with the call to the win batch file.
For eg if you were to call it from a command line, the command line would read something like

ftp.bat arg1 arg2
or
ftp.cmd arg1 arg2

the ftp.cmd would work only for WINXP though.

Jerardfjay

Hi,
I am still doing something wrong here.
All I wanted to ftp some files.
I found one ftp.exe on the windows shared drive.
I put the file I need to transfer in the same directory(called list.txt).
I was tried to run the below command:
T:\WINAPPS\ftp.exe -s: T:\WINAPPS\list.ftp unix_machine_name

Within list.ftp:
username
password
lcd \\bapps\winapps\
cd /usr1/time_logs
ascii
put list.txt
bye


I think I have the materials here but I don't know how to put them together.

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