Thread: ftp in batch

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    ftp in batch

    how do you use ftp in a batch file?

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    &TH of undefined behavior Fordy's Avatar
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    I have the Win2K version... I dont think you can script it.....


    For the help, type FTP. Then HELP....this will give you command info, but if you type FTP and something after it, it tries to connect so I dont know if it can be scripted.

    P.S. To get out of FTP, type QUIT

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    This is the help from my win95 machine

    Code:
    > 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.
    -s seems like a good bet

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    batch ftp

    use ftp -s:host.ftp

    contents of host.ftp:

    open 192.168.1.1
    anonymous
    password
    cd pub
    cd software
    binary
    get filename
    put filename
    quit

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    Good question. It might be possible, but why would you want to?
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    I had to once. I ran an Internet Provider. I had an accounting server that produced a radius user file every 10 minutes. I then had to get it out to the radius server, So I made a batch file to ftp it and scheduled it with a cron daemon. When ever some didn't pay their bill, within minutes they could not sign on. Also let me add new users on the fly.

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    You could make a simple MMORPG with FTP. My friend at school did. What he did is he had a big file that had the positions of all logged on members in the world. And he had a file that had all the status info of each character. Every loop, the game downloads both files, then updates everything. Then there is a chat file, but he didn't get the feature where there is shouting and regular talk. He made it where when you say something, everyone hears it. When you chat, it changes the file of chat, when the chat file changes, it displays the message in everyone's client. It was kinda laggy since you had to download those files EVERY loop. He should have made it every other loop, it would've sped it up, but someone could also pk you without you knowing it, if you skipped loops, so I guess he did it well. That is kinda hoe MMORPGs run. Except they aren't supposed to run off of ftp servers.

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