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hevans@estwm8.wm.estec.esa.nl (Hugh D.R. Evans (ESA/ESTEC/WMA Netherlands)) writes:


>Ok. I read the bookreader book "DEC TCP/IP Services for VMS Use" and in
>particular section
>4.4 Using FTP from a command procedure.  It even gave an example:

>FTP
>Connect "harry"
>LOGIN=(USER_NAME="myusername",PASSWORD=mypassword)

>None of which worked.  It connected fine, once the quote marks were
>removed from around the
>node name.  The session went:

>$set verify
>$@ftp.com
>$FTP
>connect estwm8
>220 ESTWM8 FTP Server (UCX Version 2.0) Ready.
>Connected to ESTWM8.
>LOGIN=(USER_NAME="hevans",PASSWORD=mypassword)
>%CLI-W-PARMDEL, invalid parameter delimiter - check use of special characters
> \=\
>dir
>425 Not logged in.
>exit
>$EXIT

>So, what is going on? Does this "feature" really work or is the manual
>ahead of the software?

>Hugh.

>P.S. I also tried it without the '=' and it still didn't work.

I talked at length with DEC on the subject and the problem is that the manual
documents a feature which might be implemented.  I get the distinct impression
that UCX is a product which was rushed out the door, as there
as many bugs in the documentation, including stupid production problems.  Now,
the people who are implementing UCX are clever people - I've talked to them,
and they're good - but the product was rushed.

Anyway, suppose you wish to copy file FILE from node NODE, username USERNAME
password PASSWORD, etc.  Use the following:

$ OPEN/WRITE Y SYS$SCRATCH:TEMP.COM
$ WRITE Y "$ FTP ''node'"
$ WRITE Y "USERNAME ''username'"
$ WRITE Y "''password'"
$ WRITE Y "GET ''file'"
$ WRITE Y "$ EXIT 1		! no way to get status"
$ CLOSE Y
$ @ SYS$SCRATCH:TEMP.COM
$ DEL SYS$SCRATCH:TEMP.COM;

Lousy solution, isn't it?  DEC didn't implement RCP, so that's about the best
you can do.

Regards,

Jeff Silverman, Boeing Commercial Airplane.