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FTP - How to use variables

Asked by: elwayisgod

Hi,

Was wondering if there is a way to use variables in my text file?  I declare variables in my batch by calling my 'setenv.cmd' file with all the declarations.  Then in the .bat file I have a line:

ftp -i -s:cfm_ftp_script.txt

Then my cfm_ftp_script.txt file looks like below.  I want to use the variables for 'server' 'ftpuser' etc..... Can I do that?  I tried wrapping them with % and also prefix with $ but neither worked...

open server
ftpuser
ftppwd
lcd d:\hyperion\cfm
cd ..
cd ..
cd essbase111
ls -al
asc
get cfm_extract.txt
bye

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Answers

 

by: jakethecatukPosted on 2009-09-25 at 08:21:25ID: 25423926

One simple way would be to output the variables you want to your text file and then concatenate the static FTP commands to the bottom of it.

The ftp_upload.bat batch file below would do what you want  :)

ftp_upload.bat myserver myuser mypassword

cfm_ftp_script-static.txt would contain the following: -
lcd d:\hyperion\cfm
cd ..
cd ..
cd essbase111
ls -al
asc
get cfm_extract.txt
bye

echo $1 > cfm_ftp_script.txt
echo $2 >> cfm_ftp_script.txt
echo $3 >> cfm_ftp_script.txt
more cfm_ftp_script-static.txt >> cfm_ftp_script.txt
ftp -i -s:cfm_ftp_script.txt

                                              
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by: elwayisgodPosted on 2009-09-25 at 08:25:58ID: 25423987

you lost me

 

by: jakethecatukPosted on 2009-09-25 at 08:26:59ID: 25424005

LOL...where did I lose you dude?

 

by: tricky98Posted on 2009-09-25 at 08:27:29ID: 25424009

You can't pass variables  to a script file for ftp, but you can dynamically create the cript file, then call it:

@echo off
echo open server >temp.bat
echo %ftpuser >>temp.bat
echo %ftppwd >>temp.bat
echo cd d:\hyperion\cfm >>temp.bat
...
echo bye >>temp.bat
ftp -i -s:temp.bat

 

by: elwayisgodPosted on 2009-09-25 at 08:27:35ID: 25424011

I need to variable these lines too. I'm not a script guru thus couldn't understand quite what you were saying to do.... sorry

lcd d:\hyperion\cfm

cd essbase111

get cfm_extract.txt

 

by: tricky98Posted on 2009-09-25 at 08:28:11ID: 25424017

Oops!   too slow!

 

by: elwayisgodPosted on 2009-09-25 at 08:29:51ID: 25424033

Sorry guys but I'm just not getting what your saying.  I know a little scripting but something is not clicking here.... I don't see how to implement what your solution is....

 

by: tricky98Posted on 2009-09-25 at 08:47:52ID: 25424210

You  create a script which will take the variables that you want to pass to the ftp.
Assume the batch file is called ftpgo.bat
If you enter them from the command line, and you wanted to enter the username, password, local cd path, remote cd path and file name:

username: fred
password: bert
local cd path: d:\hyperion\cfm
remote cd path: essbase111
filename: cfm_extract.txt

on the command line you would type:
ftpgo.bat fred bert d:\hyperion\cfm essbase111 cfm_extract.txt


in the batch file ftpgo.bat you would put:

@echo off
echo open server >temp.bat
echo %1 >>temp.bat ' %1 is the username (first value from command line)
echo %2 >>temp.bat ' %2 is the password (second value from command line)
echo cd %3 >>temp.bat
...
echo bye >>temp.bat
ftp -i -s:temp.bat



This will create a file called temp.bat which contains the script values you want.
It then calls the ftp running the script file you created.


 

by: dragon-itPosted on 2009-09-25 at 14:02:14ID: 25427225

What is in your "setenv.cmd" ?  What you need to it basically like has been said above.  I imagine you need:

@Echo off
setlocal
REM Save this as ftpscript.cmd or something
call setenv.cmd
rem Assuming now you have done in there set username= set password= etc.
echo %date% %time% Creating a script file in the temp dir
(echo open %server%
echo %username%
echo %password%
echo lcd %downloadpath%
echo cd ..
echo cd ..
echo cd essbase111
echo ls -al
echo asc
echo get cfm_extract.txt
echo bye ) > "%temp%\ftpscript.txt"
echo %date% %time% Now executing FTP
ftp -i -s: "%temp%\ftpscript.txt"
echo %date% %time% Completed

 

by: dragon-itPosted on 2009-09-25 at 14:03:42ID: 25427239

All the bits between ( and ) are redirected into the ftpscript.txt file in the temp drive which is then used for running the script.  Probably best to add

del "%temp%\ftpscript.txt" at the end to clean the script up but for now if there any issues you can see the script it creates.

 

by: elwayisgodPosted on 2009-09-25 at 17:02:15ID: 25428206

OK. So it's dynamically building the file on the fly via the variables then calling that built file.... Have no idea why I could not get that earlier..  Been long week.. I will try over weekend maybe :)  Stuck at OHare now so can't yet :(

 

by: elwayisgodPosted on 2009-09-29 at 11:10:05ID: 31633596

Perfect.  Thanks for clarifying....

 

by: dragon-itPosted on 2009-09-29 at 12:04:09ID: 25452182

Glad it helped!
Steve

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