Using FTP Batch Scripts

ID: Q96269

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

FTP (file transfer protocol) is a file transfer utility commonly used with UNIX systems.

FTP is capable of using scripts (lists of commands from external files). The following example demonstrates a script that opens a connection to IP address 11.11.11.11, logs onto the host as a guest with the password guest, uploads the FILE1 file, and quits:

open 11.11.11.11 guest guest put file1 quit

You must use the -s option for FTP to read this file under Windows NT. If the previous script was in a file called TEST.SCR, you could start the script by typing the following:

ftp -s:test.scr

You can specify the host name in the command line and then use the script to process the login. For example, if you use the following command line:

ftp -s:test.scr 11.11.11.11

the script file should read as follows:

user guest guest put file1 quit

However, If the ftp host implements auto-login, this command will fail. You would turn off auto-login with a -n in the command line. The command line would then read as follows:

ftp -n -s:test.scr 11.11.11.11

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbinterop win95 NTInterop
Version : WINDOWS:2000,95; winnt:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbinfo