I’m writing a batch script (running on a w/2000 pc) that executes an ftp to send messages to a corporate server. How do I check to ensure the FTP completed successfully? See Below: myftp.bat: ECHO OFF ftp -s:scsend.scr >> WHAT GOES HERE ?? scsend.scr open 999.95.232.130 userid password cd send lcd c:\data\outbound_data binary prompt dir put senddata.txt

During the FTP session, various messages are outputted. Let's suppose that the most vital command on your FTP session is that PUT cmd, and let's also suppose that it returns the message "file sent successfully" when it goes OK. Let's also suppose such message has no chance of being outputed if the FTP session fails. Then, all you gotta do is: ftp -s:scsend.scr |FIND "file sent successfully" > nul if errorlevel=1 goto error echo FTP session successful! goto end :error echo FTP session not completed! goto end :end The idea is looking for a certain string that will appear only if the FTP session was successful, and will not appear if it fails, or vice-versa. -- Leonardo Pignataro - Secret_Doom -- secret_doom@hotmail.com www.batch.hpg.com.br __________________________________________________________

When the FTP completes successfully the FIND command searching for string "RNTO command successful" generates a success transmission message. IT works when IT works... However, when I direct the FTP script to an unauthorized IP address (to force a failure condition), the FIND message did not detect the fault, it did not echo a the failure message. It doesn't work when it doesn't. Is there any way to display (or store to a file) the script activity messages? (prior to the addition of the find command, they appeared on the screen) See Below: NEW FTP BAT FILE (ftp script unchanged): ECHO OFF cd c:\edi\outbound_edi del sendedi.txt copy /b *out* + *997* sendedi.txt cd c:\edi\scripts\prod ftp -s:scsend.scr|FIND "RNTO command successful" if errorlevel 1 goto errormsg ECHO EDI SEND SUCCESSFUL goto end :errormsg ECHO >> FTP FAILED CHECK LOGS myftp.bat C:\EDI\scripts\prod>ECHO OFF outtestdata15.txt 1 file(s) copied. > ftp: connect :Connection timed out

Continued...... NEW MYFTP.bat ECHO OFF cd c:\edi\outbound_edi del sendedi.txt copy /b *out* + *997* sendedi.txt cd c:\edi\scripts\prod ftp -s:scsend.scr|FIND "RNTO command successful" if errorlevel 1 goto errormsg ECHO EDI SEND SUCCESSFUL goto end :errormsg ECHO >> FTP FAILED CHECK LOGS mftp.bat C:\EDI\scripts\prod>ECHO OFF outtestdata15.txt 1 file(s) copied. > ftp: connect :Connection timed out