i am trying to automate ftp process. but neither am able to upload nor download,here is the script @echo off cd E:\docs\ >ftpcmd.dat echo ftp 192.18.16.40 >>ftpcmd.dat echo User (192.18.16.40:(none)):root >>ftpcmd.dat echo Password:kiss1234 >>ftpcmd.dat echo prompt off >>ftpcmd.dat echo get *.txt >>ftpcmd.dat echo bye ftp -s :ftpcmd.dat after execution of the .bat file am getting ftpcmd.dat file with contents as follows ftp 192.18.16.40 User (192.18.16.40:(none)):root Password:kiss1234 prompt off get *.txt bye wher on / of 192.18.16.40 i have several txt files but am not getting any of those4.plz help to sort out. Thanks in advance for help

try this: ::== > #.ftp echo o yoursite.com >> #.ftp echo username >> #.ftp echo password >> #.ftp echo bin >> #.ftp echo prompt >> #.ftp echo mget *.txt >> #.ftp echo bye ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

thanks a lot mechanix2go... it worked :)