Troubleshooting Tony Fortunato, Sr Network Specialist The Technology Firm Automating Microsoft’s FTP Client

What are you talking about? I’m in the middle of a troubleshooting exercise and have to FTP a file to a server In this case I would like to automate this procedure so I can either schedule it, or run it from a batch file Why should I have to type all the various FTP commands, when I can automate it? I have also used this tip when performing baseline measurements and upgrading network equipment after hours

I’m in the middle of a troubleshooting exercise and have to FTP a file to a server

In this case I would like to automate this procedure so I can either schedule it, or run it from a batch file

Why should I have to type all the various FTP commands, when I can automate it?

I have also used this tip when performing baseline measurements and upgrading network equipment after hours

List of FTP commands for the Microsoft command-line FTP client ftp [-v] [-d] [-i] [-n] [-g] [-s:filename] [-a] [-w:windowsize] [computer] -v - Suppresses verbose display of remote server responses. -n - Suppresses auto-login upon initial connection. -i - Turns off interactive prompting during multiple file transfers. -d - Enables debugging, displaying all ftp commands passed between the client and server. -g - Disables filename globbing, which permits the use of wildcard chracters in local file and path names. -s:filename - Specifies a text file containing ftp commands; the commands will automatically run after ftp starts. No spaces are allowed in this parameter. Use this switch instead of redirection (>). -a - Use any local interface when binding data connection. -w:windowsize - Overrides the default transfer buffer size of 4096. computer - Specifies the computer name or IP address of the remote computer to connect to. The computer, if specified, must be the last parameter on the line.

ftp [-v] [-d] [-i] [-n] [-g] [-s:filename] [-a] [-w:windowsize] [computer]

-v - Suppresses verbose display of remote server responses.

-n - Suppresses auto-login upon initial connection.

-i - Turns off interactive prompting during multiple file transfers.

-d - Enables debugging, displaying all ftp commands passed between the client and server.

-g - Disables filename globbing, which permits the use of wildcard chracters in local file and path names.

-s:filename - Specifies a text file containing ftp commands; the commands will automatically run after ftp starts. No spaces are allowed in this parameter. Use this switch instead of redirection (>).

-a - Use any local interface when binding data connection.

-w:windowsize - Overrides the default transfer buffer size of 4096.

computer - Specifies the computer name or IP address of the remote computer to connect to. The computer, if specified, must be the last parameter on the line.

Some Common FTP Commands Open hostname – connects you to a ftp server Bin – sets you to binary mode Hash – shows those hash marks as you copy files Cd – Change remote directory Lcd – change local directory Get – download a file Mget – copies one or more remote files to the local computer Put or send – upload a file Delete – Deletes a file Bye – ends your session Disconnect – disconnects from the curent host, but keeps the ftp prompt up

Open hostname – connects you to a ftp server

Bin – sets you to binary mode

Hash – shows those hash marks as you copy files

Cd – Change remote directory

Lcd – change local directory

Get – download a file

Mget – copies one or more remote files to the local computer

Put or send – upload a file

Delete – Deletes a file

Bye – ends your session

Disconnect – disconnects from the curent host, but keeps the ftp prompt up

Example Its pretty simple, FTP acme.txt to my ftp server as newfile.txt Login; student Password; password script.txt will look something like this open r2d2 student password hash bin put acme.txt newfile.txt bye Batch file (script.bat) or command to run the script ftp -s:script.txt

Its pretty simple,

FTP acme.txt to my ftp server as newfile.txt

Login; student

Password; password

script.txt will look something like this

open r2d2

student

password

hash

bin

put acme.txt newfile.txt

bye

Batch file (script.bat) or command to run the script

ftp -s:script.txt

Sample Output - Success C: esting123>script.bat C: esting123>ftp -s:script.txt ftp> open r2d2 Connected to r2d2. 220 Welcome to Quick 'n Easy FTP Server User (r2d2:(none)): 331 Password required for student 230 User successfully logged in. ftp> hash Hash mark printing On ftp: (2048 bytes/hash mark) . ftp> bin 200 Type set to BINARY ftp> put acme.txt newfile.txt 200 Port command successful. 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for file transfer. 226 Transfer complete ftp: 1 bytes sent in 0.00Seconds 1000.00Kbytes/sec. ftp> bye 221 Bye

C: esting123>script.bat

C: esting123>ftp -s:script.txt

ftp> open r2d2

Connected to r2d2.

220 Welcome to Quick 'n Easy FTP Server

User (r2d2:(none)):

331 Password required for student

230 User successfully logged in.

ftp> hash

Hash mark printing On ftp: (2048 bytes/hash mark) .

ftp> bin

200 Type set to BINARY

ftp> put acme.txt newfile.txt

200 Port command successful.

150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for file transfer.

226 Transfer complete

ftp: 1 bytes sent in 0.00Seconds 1000.00Kbytes/sec.

ftp> bye

221 Bye

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