Automate FTP logon test
I want to create a simple batch file that can confirm an FTP server can be logged in to:
ie:
ftp -s:c:\temp\test.ftp
where test.ftp =
open ftp.domain.com
user
password
ls
quit
The results output 230 on success, and 530 on failure. There's no errorlevel, however.
How can I run this and have it parse the results out?
ie:
ftp -s:c:\temp\test.ftp
where test.ftp =
open ftp.domain.com
user
password
ls
quit
The results output 230 on success, and 530 on failure. There's no errorlevel, however.
How can I run this and have it parse the results out?
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If errorlevel = 0 then nothing is wrong - no error. I don't think my logic was backward.
1 = standard output
2 = standard error
> = default redirect standard output
1> = same as >
2> = redirect standard error
2>&1 = redirect standard error to the same file as standard output.
Thus:
... > file.txt 2>&1
redirects both standard output and standard error to the same file, file.txt. Otherwise, you might miss some details.
Try this for an illustration of how it works:
at a command prompt, type "net /? > file.txt" Instead of the help info being saved to file.txt, it is displayed. So the redirection doesn't seem to work. Then execute the same command like this: "net /? 2> file.txt" and you'll find the info is now sent to the file.txt
1 = standard output
2 = standard error
> = default redirect standard output
1> = same as >
2> = redirect standard error
2>&1 = redirect standard error to the same file as standard output.
Thus:
... > file.txt 2>&1
redirects both standard output and standard error to the same file, file.txt. Otherwise, you might miss some details.
Try this for an illustration of how it works:
at a command prompt, type "net /? > file.txt" Instead of the help info being saved to file.txt, it is displayed. So the redirection doesn't seem to work. Then execute the same command like this: "net /? 2> file.txt" and you'll find the info is now sent to the file.txt
ASKER
The logic was only 'backwards' in that the "find" command returned a 0 when it found 530, therefore indicating that it was successful.
Thanks for the explanation of the rest.
Thanks for the explanation of the rest.
ASKER
ftp -s:c:\temp\test.ftp > %temp%\ftp.log 2>&1
find /i "530" %temp%\ftp.log
If "%errorlevel%" == "0" (
Echo Connect Failed.
) else (
Echo Connect Succeeded.)
Out of curiosity, what does the 2>&1 do? It worked fine with it omitted, too.