On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:51:32 +0200, "Gim" <igim@ww.mani.com> wrote:

>I want to direct my clients how to download with ftp utility (in command
>line mode). I want them to use ftp with one single line - including all the
>parameters like Username and Password. I saw in the help that its usually
>done with a text file and -s flag.
>
>Is it possible to do it as I need and how?

"Jeff Cochran" <jeff.nospam@zina.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:51:32 +0200, "Gim" <igim@ww.mani.com> wrote:
>
> >I want to direct my clients how to download with ftp utility (in command
> >line mode). I want them to use ftp with one single line - including all
the
> >parameters like Username and Password. I saw in the help that its usually
> >done with a text file and -s flag.
> >
> >Is it possible to do it as I need and how?
>
> You create a text file of each command as you would issue it, then
> call it with the FTP command line and the -s switch. Each line of the
> text file is the complete entry you would normally type. As in:
>
> open 127.0.0.1
> anonymous
> gooduser@sample.com
> cd cooldocs
> get reallycool.doc
> close
>
> This opens a connection to 127.0.0.1, logs in as anonymous with a
> password of gooduser@sample.com, changes to the cooldocs folder, then
> gets (downloads) the file reallycool.doc and closes the connection.
>
> The user still has to get the text file, and launch it correctly on
> the command line though.
>
> Jeff

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 07:54:16 +0200, "Gim" <igim@ww.mani.com> wrote:

>But if you read carefully what I wrote you could see that its not the
>expected answers. I don't want to use a file at all.
>Is it possible and how?

>Jim
>
>"Jeff Cochran" <jeff.nospam@zina.com> wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:51:32 +0200, "Gim" <igim@ww.mani.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I want to direct my clients how to download with ftp utility (in command
>> >line mode). I want them to use ftp with one single line - including all
>the
>> >parameters like Username and Password. I saw in the help that its usually
>> >done with a text file and -s flag.
>> >
>> >Is it possible to do it as I need and how?
>>
>> You create a text file of each command as you would issue it, then
>> call it with the FTP command line and the -s switch. Each line of the
>> text file is the complete entry you would normally type. As in:
>>
>> open 127.0.0.1
>> anonymous
>> gooduser@sample.com
>> cd cooldocs
>> get reallycool.doc
>> close
>>
>> This opens a connection to 127.0.0.1, logs in as anonymous with a
>> password of gooduser@sample.com, changes to the cooldocs folder, then
>> gets (downloads) the file reallycool.doc and closes the connection.
>>
>> The user still has to get the text file, and launch it correctly on
>> the command line though.
>>
>> Jeff
>