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Old 08-11-2005
Question Unix Shell script FTP Issue
Hi All

We have a number of FTP Shell scripts running every day on a scheduled basis.

The issue we have is if the host connection is not available after a little while ftp times out and the script hangs as the shell returns to the ftp> prompt waiting for input from a user.

Any ideas how we can get around this and get the script to exit ??
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Old 08-11-2005
Why not ping the host to see if it's available before attempting the ftp.
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Old 08-12-2005
Thanks for that works well

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