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Hello, I am a UNIX newbie and this is my first posting.

I need to create a batch command file to ftp from Sun/Solaris to AS/400.

Here is an example file:

ftp -d -i -n -v 172.28.16.22
pwd
ls
binary
quit

This is the result of executing the command file:

Connected to 100.10.10.100.
220-QTCP at AS400-TEST.test.test.com.
220 Connection will close if idle more than 5 minutes.
---> QUIT
221 QUIT subcommand received.
/test/ts000415
stderr.log
stdout.log
sysh.tmp
/p7f800.bat: binary: not found
/p7f800.bat: quit: not found

It appears that a QUIT command is automatcially generated and the pwd and ls commands are not operating on the remote syste but on the local one.

Note, I have a .netrc file in my UNIX home directory with machine, login and password.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you,

Pietro

One thing that is wrong is you are using -n in the ftp command. Read the man page on ftp. The -n tells it to NOT attempt an auto-login (ignores .netrc).

OK. I removed the -n. Logged in successfully but still QUITting.

Connected to 100.10.10.10.
220-QTCP at AS400-TEST.test.test.com.
220 Connection will close if idle more than 5 minutes.
---> USER FTPUSER
331 Enter password.
---> PASS test99
230 FTPUSER logged on.
---> QUIT
221 QUIT subcommand received.
/edatemp/ts000416
stderr.log
stdout.log
sysh.tmp
/test/xxf800.bat: binary: not found
/test/xxf800.bat: quit: not found

Can you ftp to the as400 manually?

Yes, I just ftp's to the AS/400.

I am trying to run the batch file from a telnet session. I've navigated to the directory where my batch file is. I do a ls and I see the file (p7f800.bat). But when I try running it

Machina:/directory > p7f800.bat

I get:

ksh: p7f800.bat: not found

Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks,

Pietro.

Instead of Machina:/directory > p7f800.bat

try Machina:/directory > ./p7f800.bat

I have executed the bat file.

This is the result:

Connected to 100.10.10.100.
220-QTCP at AS400-TEST.test.test.com.
220 Connection will close if idle more than 5 minutes.
---> USER FTPUSER
331 Enter password.
---> PASS blahblah
230 FTPUSER logged on.
ftp> quit
---> QUIT
221 QUIT subcommand received.
./p7f800.bat[2]: lcd: not found
./p7f800.bat[3]: put: not found
./p7f800.bat[4]: quit: not found

I entered the lowesr case "quit" command as it seems ftp is in interactive mode - I would like to automatically continue to the lcd command.

Thanks,

Pietro.