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Old 05-07-2008
Question how to print date using ftp commands
Hi friends


sftpCmd.txt
-----------------

!echo "Getting files from sftp"
!echo "----------------"
cd /home/msgGoogle/PLATFORM/PROD/MIMUS/outbound/ARCHIVE/invsnap
!echo "folder created"
!date
mget ???050108*.txt output
!echo "------------------"
!echo "Completed : "
!echo "--------------"
bye


here !date command is not working please any one tell me how to get date using ftp commands

Thanks in advacne

Krish.
# 2  
Old 05-07-2008
By "not working", do you mean you get an error message, or that it prints the wrong output? These look like you are actually using shell escapes to execute shell commands within your ftp script, but without information about which ftp client you are using, this is guesswork.
# 3  
Old 05-07-2008
Iam running these ftp commands using txt file
except date command eveything is working fine

I dont know to place date command in the script.

Do you have idea on this. Please suggest me how to use these commands
# 4  
Old 05-07-2008
By "not working", do you mean you get an error message, or that it prints the wrong output? Or nothing at all?

Without information about which ftp client you are using, this is guesswork. Could you please tell what ftp client you are using?
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