I am using a script to automatically download my incremental backups to my backup server. I have created a script which is executed after every 40 minutes in order to update the backup server. I used ftp "ftp -n" for this purpose. Facing a problem that if the link between backup server is not available or there is any problem with file dumping at backup server - I cannot catch the exceptions - I mean error codes. FTP Always returns 0 (successful) even the Backup server is not available. Is there any remedy for that?

You could try and 'ping' the server first

the ping is a good solution if you want to check the availability of the server - fine - but what happened when there is some break in connection b/w these two servers?

I am exactly looking at EXIT STATUS solution - which could help me to sort out.

Thanks anyway !

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Originally Posted by tahirkhalil the ping is a good solution if you want to check the availability of the server - fine - but what happened when there is some break in connection b/w these two servers? I am exactly looking at EXIT STATUS solution - which could help me to sort out. Thanks anyway !

Unfortunately there is no EXIT STATUS solution, you may have to re-direct the ftp output to a log file and then 'grep' this file for errors.

and also as a FYI:
http://www.ftpplanet.com/ftpresources/ftp_codes.htm

hi,
I had the same problem and I have a different solution for the same!
You can use ftp library files available in the net, so that you can automate ftp in c and monitor the return status of every get/put commands.

I downloaded the one from the following link:
http://www.linuxsoft.cz/en/sw_detail...m=3449#diskuze

Thanks,
vijayakumar

Or, if you do not want to program, you could use expect.

Hi,

I have a FTP program that I can connect to with users and gropus and that set up. Is there a script on the net that I can intergrate into my website to log into the server?

Thanks,
Beefa

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...rch+this+group

One of my friend suggested me the following perl

#!/usr/bin/perl
use Net::FTP;
$ftp=Net::FTP->new("$hostname");
$ftp->login("$user","$password");
$ftp->get("$file") or die "Oh dear file didn't come over properly\n";
$ftp->quit;
exit 0;

Kaps