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transfer text file from Unix to Windows shared drive

Hi
Can any one help me in writing script to transfer textfile from unix box to windows shared drive?

I don't have Samba, Only method I can you is ftp or Perl Script.
Can you help me in writing Perl script or ftp scritp.
Windows servername =USA1234DR
Unix Servername = UXDVE12

My file is in
$home/usr> ls
test.txt

I want to copy to my windows shared drive \\USA1234DR\workingdir

Thanks
Raj

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Adam314

use Net::FTP;
 
$ftp = Net::FTP->new("USA1234DR.your.company", Debug => 0)
  or die "Cannot connect: $@";
 
$ftp->login("username",'password')
  or die "Cannot login ", $ftp->message;
 
$ftp->cwd("/workingdir")
  or die "Cannot change working directory ", $ftp->message;
 
$ftp->put("your.file")
  or die "get failed ", $ftp->message;
 
$ftp->quit;

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rajsan1

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I am getting error when I compile this code
Can't locate Net/FTP.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /opt/per15/lib/5.00502/PA-RISC1.1
Can you help me..

OR Is it possible in ftp script

omarfarid

Please see:

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/23805128/creating-a-script-to-schedule-a-bat-file-to-connect-to-ftp-site.html
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/23851359/How-to-download-from-an-FTP-automatically.html

Adam314

From a prompt as root:
cpan Net::FTP
OR
perl -MCPAN -e 'install Net::FTP'

gheist

You need SAMBA installed on UNIX client machine. Then you can use smbclient to transfer file to windows share.
Alternatives are NFS server included with MS-SFU, or using least common denominator - FTP

http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Networking/Misc/samba-3.0.10/