How do I run ftp in line with Msys?

[indigo0086]

I have been using Msys for my Unix Programming course and it works great, beats logging onto a remote machine through PuTTY to connect when I can have everything on my local computer. The only problem is I can't create shell scripts that work properly with the ftp command because it opens in a seperate window and doesn't accept any commands from the script after it is invoked. Is there a way to fix it?

[Salem]

$ ftp -h

Transfers files to and from a computer running an FTP server service
(sometimes called a daemon). Ftp can be used interactively.

FTP [-v] [-d] [-i] [-n] [-g] [-s:filename] [-a] [-w:windowsize] [-A] [host]

  -v             Suppresses display of remote server responses.
  -n             Suppresses auto-login upon initial connection.
  -i             Turns off interactive prompting during multiple file
                 transfers.
  -d             Enables debugging.
  -g             Disables filename globbing (see GLOB command).
  -s:filename    Specifies a text file containing FTP commands; the
                 commands will automatically run after FTP starts.
  -a             Use any local interface when binding data connection.
  -A             login as anonymous.
  -w:buffersize  Overrides the default transfer buffer size of 4096.
  host           Specifies the host name or IP address of the remote
                 host to connect to.

Notes:
  - mget and mput commands take y/n/q for yes/no/quit.
  - Use Control-C to abort commands.

Prepare a script file in your shell, then invoke FTP with that script.

[indigo0086]

nice. So if I wanted to write a script to work with ftp, then go back to the shell and have the script execute commands there, I would essentially write one file with all the ftp commands, then invoke in the script all that with the parameter of the file. Is there a way to pipe or redirect what's in the script as a file to ftp?

[indigo0086]

Msys's ftp doesn't have that option. When I try to use it it flashes the ftp but does nothing.

[Salem]

But msys ftp is just a thin wrapper around the win32 ftp program, viz

$ cat /bin/ftp
#!/bin/sh
# Copyright (C) 2002, Earnie Boyd
#   mailto:earnie@users.sf.net
# This file is part of Minimal SYStem.
#   http://www.mingw.org/msys.shtml
# File: ftp

cmd //c start ftp "$@"

[indigo0086]

I was looking more for the unix type ftp that runs inline with the rxvt. Mainly to be compatiable when I upload it to my school home directory for turning it in.

Edit; and it's still not working with the syntax changed