ftp -n 2>logfile 1>&2 <<EOF
    open xxxxxx
    user xxxx xxxx
    prompt
    ls -ltr f* res
    !var=`tail -1 |awk { print $9 }'`
    bye
EOF

#! /usr/bin/ksh

#
# Connnect to the host, execute a "dir" sending the output to a local
# file called "listing".

HOST=this
USER=that
PASSWD=secret

exec 4>&1
ftp -nv >&4 2>&4 |&

print -p open $HOST
print -p user $USER $PASSWD
print -p prompt
print -p dir listing
print -p bye


#
#  Get ready to decode the directory listing

typeset -Z2 nmonth day
typeset -i8 octal

set +A ts $(date "+%Y %m")  THISYEAR THISMONTH
THISYEAR=${ts[0]}
THISMONTH=${ts[1]}
((LASTYEAR=THISYEAR-1))

#
#  Function to convert month to numeric

conv_month() {
        typeset -l month
        month=$1
        case $month in
        jan)    nmonth=1  ;;
        feb)    nmonth=2  ;;
        mar)    nmonth=3  ;;
        apr)    nmonth=4  ;;
        may)    nmonth=5  ;;
        jun)    nmonth=6  ;;
        jul)    nmonth=7  ;;
        aug)    nmonth=8  ;;
        sep)    nmonth=9  ;;
        oct)    nmonth=10 ;;
        nov)    nmonth=11 ;;
        dec)    nmonth=12 ;;
        *)      nmonth=0  ;;
        esac
        echo $nmonth
        return $((!nmonth))
}



exec < listing


#
#  Read Loop
#  You need to adjust the number of "junk" entries in the read statement to line
#  up the fields.  There might be two formats:
#   -rwxr--r--   1 users        959 Dec 18  2001 listr.old
#   -rwxr--r--  1 user  None  2215 Feb 26 23:33 ftpjob


while IFS=" " read permstring junk junk size month day swing rawname ; do

        #
        # Get rid of total line and any entries for directories, symlinks, etc.

        char1=${permstring%%${permstring#?}}
        if [[ $char1 != "-" ]] ; then
                continue
        fi

        #
        #  decode permissions
        set -A perms -- $(print -- ${permstring#?} | sed 's/./& /g')
        extras=0
        [[ ${perms[2]} = S ]] && { ((extras=extras+4000)); perms[2]=- ; }
        [[ ${perms[2]} = s ]] && { ((extras=extras+4000)); perms[2]=x ; }
        [[ ${perms[5]} = S ]] && { ((extras=extras+2000)); perms[5]=- ; }
        [[ ${perms[5]} = s ]] && { ((extras=extras+2000)); perms[5]=x ; }
        [[ ${perms[8]} = T ]] && { ((extras=extras+1000)); perms[8]=- ; }
        [[ ${perms[8]} = t ]] && { ((extras=extras+1000)); perms[8]=x ; }

        binary=2#$(print -- ${perms[@]} | sed 's/ //g;s/-/0/g;s/[^0]/1/g')
        ((octal=binary))
        result=$(echo $octal)
        result=${result#??}
        ((result=result+extras))

        #
        # Decode date and time and convert it to yyyymmddhhmm
        # If no time is present, use 0000.
        # If no year is present, figure it out.
        nmonth=$(conv_month $month)
        if [[ $swing = *:* ]] ; then
                if [[ $nmonth > $THISMONTH ]] ; then
                        ((year=LASTYEAR))
                else
                        ((year=THISYEAR))
                time1=${swing%???}
                time2=${swing#???}
                time="${time1}${time2}"
                fi
        else
                year=$swing
                time="0000"
        fi

        echo $name size=$size perms=$result "timestamp=["$year $nmonth $day ${time}"]"
done


exit

for filename in `cat filelist` ; do
export file=`rexec remote_server ls -t ${filename}* | head -1`
echo "THE FILENAME IS" $filename
ftp -n <<-EOF
open bdwux001
user xxxxx xxxxxxx
mget $file
bye
EOF
echo "END"
done