I need to allow for a delay in the FTPPutFile command after
entering the userid and password info... The ftp site scrolls thru
some information prior to allowing a directory change and put command..
? can someone assist?

I am afraid this cannot be done using FTPPutFile. FTPPutFile is a high-level FTP method for transferring single or multiple FPT files in one step. It doesn't support injecting any other processing logic in the middle of the processing.

I suggest building a simple command line FTP script that can be executed using FTP -s command. We have discussed this method numerous times. Please search this board for topics containing "FTP –s" keyword. For example, take a look at http://www.softtreetech.com/cgi_bin/config.cgi?review=6405 message.

Because the command line FTP doesn't support any "delay" command you would need to call In your case you would need to use "escape to shell" to call some external utility to implement the delay. If the required delay is short you can use a simple method like using "dir" command for a directory containing lots of files. For example the following command will surely create a few seconds delay. If needed you can call it several times to increase the delay:

! cmd /C dir C:\winnt /s

Good luck

: I need to allow for a delay in the FTPPutFile command after
: entering the userid and password info... The ftp site scrolls thru
: some information prior to allowing a directory change and put command..
: ? can someone assist?

I actually meant http://www.softtreetech.com/cgi_bin/config.cgi?read=6323 for the link

: I am afraid this cannot be done using FTPPutFile. FTPPutFile is a high-level
: FTP method for transferring single or multiple FPT files in one step. It
: doesn't support injecting any other processing logic in the middle of the
: processing.

: I suggest building a simple command line FTP script that can be executed
: using FTP -s command. We have discussed this method numerous times. Please
: search this board for topics containing "FTP –s" keyword. For
: example, take a look at
: http://www.softtreetech.com/cgi_bin/config.cgi?review=6405 message.

: Because the command line FTP doesn't support any "delay" command
: you would need to call In your case you would need to use "escape to
: shell" to call some external utility to implement the delay. If the
: required delay is short you can use a simple method like using
: "dir" command for a directory containing lots of files. For
: example the following command will surely create a few seconds delay. If
: needed you can call it several times to increase the delay: ! cmd /C dir
: C:\winnt /s

: Good luck

Created a batch file - calling it from my script...
"cmd /C c:\download\batchfile.bat"
This works except I am unable to pass a filename
parameter to the batch file.
Any ideas on how to pass the correct filename created
in my job to the batchfile?

: I actually meant http://www.softtreetech.com/cgi_bin/config.cgi?read=6323
: for the link

Example,

// create time-based file name in the default temp directory
Dim file_name, string, "@V"env:TEMP"\\@T"mm-dd-yy".txt"
FileSave file_name, "some text"

// Build command line for the batch file and run it
Dim command, string
ConcatEx "cmd /C c:\\download\\batchfile.bat ", file_name, command
Dim pid
RunAndWait command, "", pid

// delete temp file
FileDelete file_name

: Created a batch file - calling it from my script...
: "cmd /C c:\download\batchfile.bat"
: This works except I am unable to pass a filename
: parameter to the batch file.
: Any ideas on how to pass the correct filename created
: in my job to the batchfile?

Are you saying in your example that the batch file should
know what file_name is?

Within the batch file is the FTP "put" command - this is where
I need to pass the file_name.

: Example,

: // create time-based file name in the default temp directory
: Dim file_name, string,
: "@V"env:TEMP"\\@T"mm-dd-yy".txt"
: FileSave file_name, "some text"

: // Build command line for the batch file and run it
: Dim command, string
: ConcatEx "cmd /C c:\\download\\batchfile.bat ", file_name, command
: Dim pid
: RunAndWait command, "", pid

: // delete temp file
: FileDelete file_name

This is how I understood your question. You said you don't know how to pass file name to your batch file.
Anyway, in FTP script it is simply

cd [target dir]
put [local file name here]

: Are you saying in your example that the batch file should
: know what file_name is?

: Within the batch file is the FTP "put" command - this is where
: I need to pass the file_name.

Sounds easy enough.... I appreciate your assistance.
The batch file is as you describe below...
Where [local file name here] - I need to identify the
file created via pgp process inside my job.
for example: "c:\pgp\mynewpgp.txt.pgp"
When I run the ftp script via batchfile, this is what I
need the line to read...

put c:\pgp\mynewpgp.txt.pgp

Can you assist?

: This is how I understood your question. You said you don't know how to pass
: file name to your batch file.
: Anyway, in FTP script it is simply

: cd [target dir]
: put [local file name here]

This line looks fine and it should work as long as the file mentioned file is there.

: Sounds easy enough.... I appreciate your assistance.
: The batch file is as you describe below...
: Where [local file name here] - I need to identify the
: file created via pgp process inside my job.
: for example: "c:\pgp\mynewpgp.txt.pgp"
: When I run the ftp script via batchfile, this is what I
: need the line to read...

: put c:\pgp\mynewpgp.txt.pgp

: Can you assist?

Thats my problem... If I "hardcode" the filename within the batch file,
I'm fine but, the filename changes each time the job is run...
I want to pass the filename from inside my job to the batch file which
is where I'm getting stuck...
I tried your prior suggestion but, it doesn't recognize what I'm sending it.

: This line looks fine and it should work as long as the file mentioned file is
: there.

Karen,

You can write the ftp script dynamically from the job, I mean the FTP script, not the batch script. This way the contents of the ftp script could be anything. For example,

Dim my_file, string
Dim my_script, string
Dim pid

Set my_file, "pgp.whatever.txt"
ConcatEx "open mysite\r\nuser me\r\npwd pass\r\ncd some_dir\r\nput ", my_file, "\r\nquit\r\n", my_script
FileSave "c:\\ftp\\whatever.ftp", my_script
RunAndWait "cmd /c ftp -n -s:c:\\ftp\\whatever.ftp", "", 0, pid
FileDelete "c:\\ftp\\whatever.ftp"

: Thats my problem... If I "hardcode" the filename within the batch
: file,
: I'm fine but, the filename changes each time the job is run...
: I want to pass the filename from inside my job to the batch file which
: is where I'm getting stuck...
: I tried your prior suggestion but, it doesn't recognize what I'm sending it.

This works great!!! Thank you for helping accomplish this task!

: Karen,

: You can write the ftp script dynamically from the job, I mean the FTP script,
: not the batch script. This way the contents of the ftp script could be
: anything. For example,

: Dim my_file, string
: Dim my_script, string
: Dim pid

: Set my_file, "pgp.whatever.txt"
: ConcatEx "open mysite\r\nuser me\r\npwd pass\r\ncd some_dir\r\nput
: ", my_file, "\r\nquit\r\n", my_script
: FileSave "c:\\ftp\\whatever.ftp", my_script
: RunAndWait "cmd /c ftp -n -s:c:\\ftp\\whatever.ftp", "",
: 0, pid
: FileDelete "c:\\ftp\\whatever.ftp"