1. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, I'm writing a script to perform automated ftp's. What I would like to know is if it is possible to examine return codes or trap any error messages from the remote server. eg. if during the ftp session i cd to a different directory on the remote server and the directory does not exist, can... (2 Replies)

2. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi all, I have a directory have all of the .stat and .dat file : they are is a pipe separate flat file. Example: log-20061202.stat contain 1st line and last line of log-20061202.dat with record count of that day. Example: Total record = 240 Tom|02-12-2006|1600 W.Santa... (18 Replies)

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

If I have start = 02282006; end = 03152006; How do I get startdate = 02/28/2006; enddate = 03/15/2006; Thanks, (3 Replies)

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, I have this slightly modified FTP code (thanks to this forum) function gather_FTPDate { HOST= USER= PASSWD= exec 4>${TEMP_LOG_FILE} ftp -nv >&4 2>&4 |& echo $? if ] then echo "Unable to connect to FTP server!!!" >> ${LOG_FILE} return 0 fi print -p open... (2 Replies)

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

Ih all, i have multiples ksh scripts for crontab's unix jobs they all have same variables declarations and some similar functions i would have a only single script file to declare my variables, like: var1= "aaa" var2= "bbb" var3= "ccc" ... function ab { ...} function bc { ... }... (2 Replies)

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

I am trying to code a ksh script that will check to see if all 26 incoming ftp files have been received before proceeding to the next function, which is to rename each file. Here is the pseudo-code of what I am trying to do: <<STEP_1>> IF all ALS files have been transmitted then... (2 Replies)

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

my default profile is using ksh, I tried to write a simple scripts and I had issues, below is my scripts: $ more if_num.ksh USAGE="usage: if_num.ksh" print -n "Enter two numbers: " read x y if ((x=y)) then print "You entered the same number twice." when I tried to executed the... (6 Replies)

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi I am new to this Scripting process and would like to know How can i write a ksh script that will call other ksh scripts and write the output to a file and/or email. For example ------- Script ABC ------- a.ksh b.ksh c.ksh I need to call all three scripts execute them and... (2 Replies)

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, I'm trying to get "ftp" commands work inside a function written in ksh script; but it seems to be not working!! Here's the code: function chk_ftp_path { IP_ADDR=$1 USER=$2 PASSWORD=$3 FTP_PATH=$4 ftp -ivn $IP_ADDR << EOF user $USER $PASSWORD cd $FTP_PATH quit EOF ... (9 Replies)

10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Following this thread: https://www.unix.com/ip-networking/1935-automated-ftp-task.html I have created the following script: #! /bin/ksh HOST=ftp.mywebsite2.com USER=astrocloud PASSWD=8**** exec 4>&1 ftp -nv >&4 2>&4 |& print -p open $HOST print -p user $USER $PASSWD print -p cd... (3 Replies)