Can somebody please help me in understanding this code and ftp in general.

ftp –i –n –v <<!
open ftp.mydomain
user incoming_orders password
cd unix_lighbulbs
binary
put $1
!
if ($? –ne 0 )
then printf “%s\n” “$SCRIPT : ftp transfer failed” >&2
exit 192
endif

In short, what you have here is a code fragment from a scripted ftp transfer, after which the exit code is tested to see if the ftp was successful or not.

Read the manual page for ftp and the manual page for your shell (csh, apparently), to find out how it's done. Also, search these forums as there are *many* examples and explanations of scripted ftp transfers.

Cheers
ZB

Thanks everyone for the help. Its pretty obvious but im new to unix.