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Hi friends,
Can we use the file .netrc for automating ftp from a perl script ?
and if so then how do i go about it ?
can i have a sample script for this ?
thanks in advance
Veera

if you want to do this then make sure that you execute the shell's ftp command:

system ("ftp < ftp_script > ftp_log") and die "FTP failed:\n[$!]";

Hi chuckuyKendall,
thanks for the reply.But for ftp in perl i am using the following command.
$ftp->put("$filename") or die "ftp failed";
how do i put the information into the logfile ?
i mean i want to have to info like 226 file transfer successfull , number of bytes transfered and things like that.
Can i add something to the above ftp statement so that i can direct the session out put to a log file ?
Please help
thanks in advance
Veera

Hi, here i send u an example of auto ftp script that i use in one of our servers, i hope this script help you...

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FECHA=` date '+%C%y%m%d'`
export FECHA

UNIDAD=10.3.8.105
USUARIO=ftp_user
CONTRASENA=ftp_user
REM_DIR=/usr/users/ftp_user
LOC_DIR=/backup_vol/Export
ACCION=mput
TIPO_ARCH=bi
LOC_FILE=*.dmp

REPORTS_USER_HOME=/usr/users/reports

LOG=${LOC_DIR}/transfer.${DATE}.log
ARCHIVOS_ERROR=${LOC_DIR}/archivos_error.${DATE}.log

FTPEADOS_FILE=${LOC_DIR}/ftpeados.${DATE}.log
SUPUESTOS_FILE=${LOC_DIR}/supuestos.${DATE}.log

NETRC=${REPORTS_USER_HOME}/.netrc

#Borra archivos de export antiguos
/usr/bin/rm -rf /$LOC_DIR/$LOC_FILE.Z
#
#Borra archivos de log antiguos

find /backup_vol/Export \( -name '*.log' \) -mtime +3 -exec rm -f {} \;

# Comprime archivos antes de ser transferidos.
/usr/bin/compress /$LOC_DIR/$LOC_FILE

# Creamos el .netrc para efectuar login automatico por ftp

echo "machine $UNIDAD" > $NETRC
echo "login $USUARIO" >>$NETRC
echo "password $CONTRASENA" >>$NETRC
echo "macdef init" >> $NETRC
echo "prompt" >> $NETRC
echo "mdelete $REM_DIR/$LOC_FILE.Z " >> $NETRC
echo "$TIPO_ARCH" >> $NETRC
echo "lcd $LOC_DIR" >> $NETRC
echo "cd $REM_DIR" >> $NETRC
echo "$ACCION $LOC_FILE.Z" >> $NETRC
echo "quit" >> $NETRC
echo "" >> $NETRC

chmod 600 $NETRC

ftp ${UNIDAD} >> ${LOG}

echo "*********************************************">>"$LOG"
echo " ">>"$LOG"
echo " TRANSFERENCIA HA FINALIZADO CON EXITO ">>"$LOG"
echo " ">>"$LOG"
echo "*********************************************">>"$LOG"

# Ejemplo de entrada a configurar en crontab
# Crontab entry
#
# Minuto Hora Dia_del_mes Mes Dia_de_la_semana comando
#
# 0 01 * * * /home/omni/scripts/auto-ftp/transfer.sh > /dev/null 2>&1
#

rm $NETRC

Hi Lestat,
thanks alot for your reply.I shall use the code that you sent.
thanks for your valuable code.
Bye
Veera

No problem Veera, if u have any problem with the script just let me know, the variables are in spanish cuz i'm from south america but we cat work together to translate them... good luck, bye.

Hola Lestat:

Fijate que estoy tratando de ejecutar tu script para hacer en automatico la transferencia de unos archivos por ftp pero no me funciona, lo corro manualmente y se queda pensando y no hace nada. Podrías ayudarme?

Gracias.