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# 1  
Old 02-23-2012
Error FTP Login Error check
How can I add a check right after the FTP to see if the login id failed or not and echo an error description indicating login failed?

Here is my script:

Code:
ftp $HOST1 <<END_SCRIPT>>$TARGETLOGS/$LOGFILE
#ftp $HOST1 <<END_SCRIPT> 
cd idx
prompt
mget $PICKUPFILE*.txt
!cp $PICKUPFILE* $TARGETPATH/data/
bye
END_SCRIPT
echo 'Ended .....: ' $tdate >>$TARGETLOGS/$LOGFILE
exit 0

Last edited by mrn6430; 02-23-2012 at 12:49 PM.. Reason: Code tags
# 2  
Old 02-23-2012
Nothing AIX specific, moving... Also try the search function of the forum - there should be more similar questions most probably answered/solved.
# 3  
Old 02-23-2012
Error
Quote:
Originally Posted by zaxxon
Nothing AIX specific, moving... Also try the search function of the forum - there should be more similar questions most probably answered/solved.

Done that already. Found nothing. Need an expert answer please.
# 4  
Old 02-23-2012
Perhaps:
Code:
grep "Login incorrect" $TARGETLOGS/$LOGFILE

# 5  
Old 02-23-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by methyl
Perhaps:
Code:
grep "Login incorrect" $TARGETLOGS/$LOGFILE


is there a command within the FTP i can say, if the login failed, echo "Login Failed" and page the primary on call basically.
# 6  
Old 02-23-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by mrn6430
is there a command within the FTP i can say, if the login failed, echo "Login Failed" and page the primary on call basically.
FTP is very simple and stupid. It doesn't have if-fail-then-do-x. It barely has files.

You can check the return code of your FTP client, see if it succeeded or failed:

Code:
ftp $HOST1 <<END_SCRIPT>>$TARGETLOGS/$LOGFILE
#ftp $HOST1 <<END_SCRIPT> 
cd idx
prompt
mget $PICKUPFILE*.txt
!cp $PICKUPFILE* $TARGETPATH/data/
bye
END_SCRIPT
if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]
then
        echo "FTP failed!" $tdate >>TARGETLOGS/$LOGFILE
fi

echo 'Ended .....: ' $tdate >>$TARGETLOGS/$LOGFILE

# 7  
Old 02-23-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by Corona688
FTP is very simple and stupid. It doesn't have if-fail-then-do-x. It barely has files.

You can check the return code of your FTP client, see if it succeeded or failed:

Code:
ftp $HOST1 <<END_SCRIPT>>$TARGETLOGS/$LOGFILE
#ftp $HOST1 <<END_SCRIPT> 
cd idx
prompt
mget $PICKUPFILE*.txt
!cp $PICKUPFILE* $TARGETPATH/data/
bye
END_SCRIPT
if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]
then
        echo "FTP failed!" $tdate >>TARGETLOGS/$LOGFILE
fi
 
echo 'Ended .....: ' $tdate >>$TARGETLOGS/$LOGFILE



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