Get file from source server and delete the ftp file

lweegp · #1 (**permalink**) 10-16-2005

Hi there Everyone,

I need some help/information/advise for the following questions:

I'm writing the following script:

#Beginning of the script

ftp -n <source server> > ${log_dir}/test_get.log << END
user <user_name>@<IP Address> <passwd>
verbose
bin
!echo "'List Files Before Getting A0 Data'"
ls
!echo "'Getting A0 Data'"
lcd /usr/mir7/dmail/data # Destination
mget A0*
bye
END

ftp -n <source server> > ${log_dir}/test_get.log << END
user <user_name>@<IP Address> <passwd>
!echo "'List All A0 Data"
dir A0*
bye
END

echo "List A0 Files in Destination" >> ${log_dir}/test_get.log
ls ltr A0* | grep "A0*" >> ${log_dir}/test_get.log

#The End

After getting the file from the source server I would like to delete the file from the source server but only the files which I have ftp to my server. Is there anyway to do it? I understand ftp do not understand "if...then...else" or "while" statements. How can I go about doing it? Any ideas/ advise/ help will be much appreciated.

Thanks.

wee

blowtorch · #2 (**permalink**) 10-17-2005

This is what you want.

Code:

#!/usr/bin/ksh
ftp -ivn <<EOJ >> /tmp/some_log_file
open server_name
user username password
asc
dir A0* /tmp/A0.lst
quit
EOJ
## at this point, we have the list of A0* files with us

echo "open server_name" >> /tmp/batch.out
echo "user user_name pass_word" >> /tmp/batch.out

awk '{print $NF}' /tmp/A0.lst | while read file; do
echo "get $file" >> /tmp/batch.out   #we construct a ftp batchfile that will
echo "del $file" >> /tmp/batch.out   #delete a file after it transfers it to
done                                          #our end
echo "bye" >> /tmp/batch.out
rm /tmp/A0.lst
ftp -ivn < /tmp/batch.out >> /tmp/some_log_file

lweegp · #3 (**permalink**) 10-17-2005

hi blowtorch,

let me use your script and try it out. i will reply u once it has been tested. thanks man.

wee

lweegp · #4 (**permalink**) 10-17-2005

hi blowtorch,

it works!! thanks so much for the help.

wee

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