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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting sftp script - problem removing files remotely Post 302566445 by MarcMaiden on Thursday 20th of October 2011 12:33:53 PM

10-20-2011

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Thanks for the replies!
I am still not able to get it to work, I think it may have to do with my formatting of the batch file.

this is what I use for the batch file:

I added a .bat file extension to it so it is called "sftp.bat" and it located in bin directory with all the script. and of course, both the script and bat have chmod 755

Code:

#!/bin/sh

get testfile.csv .
rm testfile.csv
quit

and this is what I use in the actual script.

most of the commands (like directory change) are done here.

Code:

ftpFile()
{
        #ftp block starting - all will be written to log file

        cd $dataDir
        echo "---------------------------------------------------"
        echo "              Begin FTP Parameters  "
        echo "---------------------------------------------------"
        echo "Email Sent To:        $Email1 "
        echo "Destination Machine:  $eft"
        echo "User ID:              $user"
        echo "Destination File:     ${dataDir}/${sourceFile}"
        echo "---------------------------------------------------"
        echo "                End FTP Parameters  "
        echo "---------------------------------------------------"
        echo "                Begin FTP Session  "
        echo "---------------------------------------------------"
                echo "                                                   "
                echo "---------------------------------------------------"
        echo "        Grabbing $sourceFile from the ftp...  "
        echo "---------------------------------------------------"
                  sftp -b sftp.bat $user@$eft

            echo "                                                   "
                echo "---------------------------------------------------"
        echo "       ...Deleting $sourceFile from the ftp  "
        echo "---------------------------------------------------"

                               

                echo "---------------------------------------------------"
        echo "                End FTP Session  "
        echo "---------------------------------------------------"


        echo which $JAVA_HOME

         #FTP block ends

        #Did we get a file?
        if [ ! -f ${dataDir}/${sourceFile} ]
        then
                mailError "Could not download ${sourceFile}."
        fi
}

Thanks for the help again!

---------- Post updated at 11:33 AM ---------- Previous update was at 10:13 AM ----------

Ok looks like I got it working with out using a batch file,

I pretty much started a second ftp session after i grabbed the file to delete the file:

Code:

ftpFile()
{
        #ftp block starting - all will be written to log file

        cd $dataDir
        echo "---------------------------------------------------"
        echo "              Begin FTP Parameters  "
        echo "---------------------------------------------------"
        echo "Email Sent To:        $Email1 "
        echo "Destination Machine:  $eft"
        echo "User ID:              $user"
        echo "Destination File:     ${dataDir}/${sourceFile}"
        echo "---------------------------------------------------"
        echo "                End FTP Parameters  "
        echo "---------------------------------------------------"
        echo "                Begin FTP Session  "
        echo "---------------------------------------------------"
        echo "                                                   "
        echo "---------------------------------------------------"
        echo "        Grabbing $sourceFile from the ftp...  "
        echo "---------------------------------------------------"


                          sftp $user@$eft:$sourcePath$sourceFile

        echo "                                                   "
        echo "---------------------------------------------------"
        echo "       ...Deleting $sourceFile from the ftp  "
        echo "---------------------------------------------------"
                sftp  $user@$eft <<END_SCRIPT
                          lcd $dataDir
                          cd $sourcePath
                          rm $sourceFile
                          qui

END_SCRIPT


        echo "---------------------------------------------------"
        echo "                End FTP Session  "
        echo "---------------------------------------------------"


        echo which $JAVA_HOME

         #FTP block ends

        #Did we get a file?
        if [ ! -f ${dataDir}/${sourceFile} ]
        then
                mailError "Could not download ${sourceFile}."
        fi

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