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# 1  
Old 10-16-2013
Signal FTP File download
Hi,

I have few files at FTP location and have written a script to download the same from ftp based on the sysdate - 1, however with the below code I am unable to download the files from FTP.

Code:
x=`TZ=CST+24 date +%Y%m%d`
mget Daily_BIH_$x_NEW.tar.gz

can anyone please help me in resolving the issue.

Regards,
Ram
# 2  
Old 10-16-2013
I think you may need to share a little more of your code first. Are you trying to set the value inside of your FTP? If not, how are you then using mget

Try to narrow it down to as small a working/failing section as possible and give us a dir listing of the file you are after on the remote server.


As a first stab in the dark though, it may be as simple as enclosing x in braces, i.e.
Code:
mget Daily_BIH_${x}_NEW.tar.gz

The way you have it, it will try to evaluate the file name as Daily_BIH_ followed by the value of $x_NEW then the literal string .tar.gz
It will likely evaluate all this to:-
Code:
mget Daily_BIH_.tar.gz

......because $x_NEW is not set.
# 3  
Old 10-16-2013
Yes. Please show code. Are you using a here document?
# 4  
Old 10-17-2013
Hi,

Herere is below the code I have written for downloading the files from FTP location:
Code:
x=`TZ=CST+24 date +%Y%m%d`
host='FTP IP Address'
user='user name'
pass='passcode'
echo "ftpinnnnggg to $host....."
a=`ftp -v -n -i << !
open $host
user  "$user" $pass
#prompt off
cd root/reports/BH
x=`TZ=CST+24 date +%Y%m%d`
mget Daily_BIH_$x_NEW.tar.gz
bye
!`

# 5  
Old 10-17-2013
Nesting back tics may give you problem. Change from `code` to $(code)
Code:
x=$(TZ=CST+24 date +%Y%m%d)
host='FTP IP Address'
user='user name'
pass='passcode'
echo "ftpinnnnggg to $host....."
a=$(ftp -v -n -i << !
open $host
user  "$user" $pass
#prompt off
cd root/reports/BH
x=$(TZ=CST+24 date +%Y%m%d)
mget Daily_BIH_$x_NEW.tar.gz
bye
!)

# 6  
Old 10-17-2013
Hi,

I have followed the same as suggested, however getting error as below, couldn't be able to uderstand.

Code:
warning: here-document at line 15 delimited by end-of-file (wanted `!')

Please help.
# 7  
Old 10-17-2013
Do you have any whitespace before the !)? If so, remove it.
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