Please see the below script-

ftp $FTPREMOTESERVER
prompt
mput $DATAPATH/*.dat
quit | ftp -in > FTPRETURNMSGLOGFILE # iam trying write the eroor messages inside a file when the ftp quits.

Based on the above script te ftp is properly working but writing into the file wen ftp quits is nor working.Any suggestions

Hi This is what I do
hope it helps

#
# launch ftp program and write to FTP_LOG FILE
#
FTP_LOG= ${USR_HOME}"FTP_LOG".lis

$FTP_PROG $USR@$IPN -pw=$PSS -ce -unat=y -cmd="$CMDS;" >>${FTP_LOG}
RTNCD=$?
#
#check the return code for error
# look for error message in the log and email admin
#
if [[ !0 = $RTNCD ]]
then
echo "FTP ERROR: "$RTNCD >>$O_ERR
awk -F '[:.]' '$1 == "Warning" { print $2 }' ${USR_HOME}${FTP_LOG}
>>$O_ERR
awk -F '[:.]' '$1 == "Error" { print $2 }' ${USR_HOME}${FTP_LOG}
>>$O_ERR
send_mail
fi