Any idea on how to automate ftp login from unix to unix OS? Need this function very badly. thanks

Hello, What it sounds like you need is a .netrc file in your home directory like the following example: machine dest_machine login root password mypass macdef init ascii get myfile quit You need a blank line at the end. I hope this helps. Anthony.

.netrc is one way Another way of doing this is like this: ----- ftp -o << ! user password put get . . whatever you want to do> . . bye ! --------------------- You can put it in a loop in a script to ftp to multiple sites. Be sure that the bang sign (!) at the end starts at the first column. enjoy, sisiro.

Looks like my previous post was not posted correctly. Here is it agn: ------ .netrc is one way Another way of doing this is like this: ----- ftp -o ftpsitenamehere << ! user usernamehere password passwdhere put filenametoupload get filenametodownload . . other ftp commands depending on whatever you want to do . . bye ! --------------------- You can put it in a loop in a script to ftp to multiple sites. Be sure that the bang sign (!) at the end starts at the first column. enjoy, sisiro.