06-25-2015
Why do you think that you need a script? You would normally only use a script to run the ftp repeatedly. Also, before you try to write script, you should check that it works interactively (from the command line). If you can't get it to work interactively then you have no chance trying to script it.
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Do you know whether the mainframe has a ftp server?
Do you know whether the Unix system has a ftp client?
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LEARN ABOUT OSX
ftp_geturl
ftp::geturl(n) ftp client ftp::geturl(n)
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NAME
ftp::geturl - Uri handler for ftp urls
SYNOPSIS
package require Tcl 8.2
package require ftp::geturl ?0.2.1?
::ftp::geturl url
_________________________________________________________________
DESCRIPTION
This package provides a command which wraps around the client side of the ftp protocol provided by package ftp to allow the retrieval of
urls using the ftp schema.
API
::ftp::geturl url
This command can be used by the generic command ::uri::geturl (See package uri) to retrieve the contents of ftp urls. Internally it
uses the commands of the package ftp to fulfill the request.
The contents of a ftp url are defined as follows:
file The contents of the specified file itself.
directory
A listing of the contents of the directory in key value notation where the file name is the key and its attributes the asso-
ciated value.
link The attributes of the link, including the path it refers to.
BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK
This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems. Please report such in the category ftp of
the Tcllib SF Trackers [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883]. Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for
either package and/or documentation.
SEE ALSO
ftpd, mime, pop3, smtp
KEYWORDS
ftp, internet, net, rfc 959
CATEGORY
Networking
ftp 0.2.1 ftp::geturl(n)