Trying to write batch file and pass varible (file name) for transfer, also to set either in command line or as environment varible.

Grately depends on the FTP client you use.

I know only about the FTP.EXE that comes with Windows 95 (and gets copied to your WINDOWS\ folder when you install the TCP/IP protocol). This one has a "-s:filename" switch that directs it to read all commands from the specified text file and not from the keyboard. "FTP -?" (not "FTP /?") for help.

Within a batch, you can build such a response file on-the-fly with "echo" commands - use %1..%9 batch parameters to specify host/file/etc -, execute FTP, then delete the file (needed no more). Basically, the file will look like this:

    open (site name here - ftp.somewere.com)
    (user name here, usually anonymous)
    (password here, usually your email addr)
    binary
    get (remote path+filename to get here)
    close
    quit

I try to use the code you provided on your message, but open (site name here - ftp.somewere.com) (user name here, usually anonymous) (password here, usually your email addr) didn't work.
Then I try to use the following command line to do ftp, but it seems my FTP client doesn't have password or pass command available. What can I do? Thanks.
ftp -s:c:/ftp.txt **.**.***.**

the following is the content of ftp.txt
user xduan
pwd ******
binary
get c:/webs/***.inf
close
quit

Paul,
I am assuming that the **.**.***.** that you have above isa the IP address that you are trying to connect to. Well, that IP should be in the first line of the ftp.txt file.
Ex of ftp.txt
open 192.168.32.65
anonymous
sam@someplace.com
bin
cd /pub
get something.txt
bye

then you would simply use ftp -s:ftp.txt as the command

I am having a problem using 'put'. I am trying to 'put' a file on the target server. I can get the connection to happen through the script file but can only put the file in the root directory of the target machine. It is obviously not understanding the mapping.

Hello if anybody out there has some insight on this one I would be grateful. I have a batch that calls ftp.exe -s:filename and in the filename are more file names that are date based in other words seMMDDse this type of format is there any way to get the MMDD section of the file to automatically change after it has been executed for that specific day? Thanks in advance.