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FTP from FP 2.6 DOS
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24/09/1999 16:25:34
 
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Visual FoxPro
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FoxPro 2.x
Miscellaneous
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00268367
Message ID:
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>Does anyone know of a MS-DOS FTP product that I can use to FTP an ascii file created by a FP Dos program to a Unix computer.
>
>Many Thanks

You can use the regular DOS FTP that comes with Windows. You should find ftp.exe in your C:\Windows directory. This FTP allows scripting, which is basically a text file which contains all the FTP commands you want to do. To see all the possible commands, open up a DOS window, type "ftp", then type "help" at the ftp> prompt.

The following is an example tailored for your situation (put an ascii file on a UNIX server):
Function FTP
Parameter Filename, FTPSite, Username, Password

CRLF = Chr(13)+Chr(10)
nFile = FCreate("ftp.txt")

* Open connection to FTP Site and log in
=FWrite(nFile, "open "+FTPSite+CRLF+Username+CRLF+Password+CRLF)

* Force lowercase transmition since UNIX usually looks for lower case.
=FWrite(nFile, "glob off"+CRLF)

* Force ASCII transmition so the DOS=>UNIX ascii conversion occurs
=FWrite(nFile, "ascii"+CRLF)

* Put the file on the FTP Site
=FWrite(nFile, "put "+Filename+CRLF)

* End the connection and close FTP
=FWrite(nFile, "quit"+CRLF)

* Close the script file
=FClose(nFile)

* Change current drive in DOS
cFTPCmd = sys(5)
! &cFTPCmd

* Invoke the DOS FTP program with the scripting option
! ftp -s:ftp.txt
Melissa Danforth
Customsoft Corporation
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