"Automated" FTP script prompting for password

bluwulf · #1 (**permalink**) 10-31-05, 13:08

Why is it whenever I use this I get prompted for password

Code:

FTP_OUTPUT=$(/usr/bin/ftp -i -v -n $FTP_HOST_ADDRESS <<END_FTP
user $FTP_HOST_USERNAME $FTP_HOST_PASSSWORD
$FTP_TRANSFER_TYPE
lcd $PATH_TO_DUMPEDFILES_DIR
cd $PATH_TO_PUT_DUMPED_FILES_ON_HOST
put $file_to_ftp
quit
END_FTP)

And whenever I do this:

Code:

/usr/bin/ftp -i -v -n $FTP_HOST_ADDRESS <<END_FTP
user $FTP_HOST_USERNAME $FTP_HOST_PASSSWORD
$FTP_TRANSFER_TYPE
lcd $PATH_TO_DUMPEDFILES_DIR
cd $PATH_TO_PUT_DUMPED_FILES_ON_HOST
put $file_to_ftp
quit
END_FTP

I get the following error :

./myscript.ksh[89]: syntax error at line 190 : `<<' unmatched

On line 89 I have this :

Code:

/usr/xpg4/bin/ls -ltr $PATH_TO_FILES/$file_to_look_for | /usr/xpg4/bin/awk '{print $9}' | while read path_to_found_file

On line 190 I have this :

Code:

/usr/bin/ftp -i -v -n $FTP_HOST_ADDRESS <<END_FTP

I really don't understand the above error, there is nowhere else in the script where I'm using << except on line 190 (there are no other >> in the script). I have also went through and counted all the ` they all "add-up".

ducasio · #2 (**permalink**) 11-02-05, 06:46

use this and maybe it'll work

-----------------------------------------------
FTP_OUTPUT() {
{
echo "open $FTP_HOST_ADDRESS"
echo "user $FTP_HOST_USERNAME $FTP_HOST_PASSSWORD"
echo "$FTP_TRANSFER_TYPE"
echo "lcd $PATH_TO_DUMPEDFILES_DIR"
echo "cd $PATH_TO_PUT_DUMPED_FILES_ON_HOST"
echo "put $file_to_ftp"
echo "quit"
} | ftp -nvi
}

FTP_OUTPUT
-----------------------------------------------------
I hope it works,
bye by ducasio

bluwulf · #3 (**permalink**) 11-03-05, 00:00

I kno where I wuz being prompted for a password...my password variable was splet wrong it is suppoze to be $FTP_PASS_WORD not $FTP_PASSS_WORD. I corrected, that but I still get this error :

Code:

./myscript.ksh[89]: syntax error at line 190 : `<<' unmatched

I however prefer to use :

Code:

FTP_OUTPUT=$(/usr/bin/ftp -i -v -n $FTP_HOST_ADDRESS <<END_FTP
user $FTP_HOST_USERNAME $FTP_HOST_PASSWORD
$FTP_TRANSFER_TYPE
lcd $PATH_TO_DUMPEDFILES_DIR
cd $PATH_TO_PUT_DUMPED_FILES_ON_HOST
put $file_to_ftp
quit
END_FTP)

because I want the output of the FTP process to be assigned to the $FTP_OUTPUT
variable for further use....it actually works now. Thanks for your insight though.

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