Thanks to all those who helped.
My original question was:
""Sorry if this question is a bit out of scope, but I searched the net and
found nothing to solve my problems. I could not even find any advertizing.
I have to automate file transfers between an MS Windows for workgroups 3.11
workstation (if we can call it a WORKstation) and various servers here (DEC
Alphas, IBM mainframes, etc...)
To do this, we MUST use ftp. I was wondering if any of you know of a good
FTP progam for WINDOWS 3.x that has GOOD scripting capability. Send me
product names, web sites addresse, anything. I will have to send various
commands to the FTP servers (e.g.: quote strings) and I want to automate all
this. The end users are NOT computer specialists and I want to ease their
life a bit.
I would have preffered to set this up on one of my alphas, but I can't, for
reasons that would be too long to explain. This is kind of an emergency
here, so a quick response would be really appreciated.
P.S.: If anyone has a good place on the net where you can find specific
software products/reviews by category, please send it to me as well.""
The answers were:
1- Do it the other way around (instead of pulling the files from windows,
use UNIX to push them). This is not possible for me, the files come from
various partners for which I have no access to the servers, and some of
these partners even use IBM MAINFRAMES
2- Use the DOS FTP that comes with win 95 and a redirection to issue FTP
commands. In this case, you have no control over errors that might arise.
3- Use microsoft's tcp/ip stack (that comes with windows for workgroups)
with the -s switch and give it a script containing commands. This has the
same problems as solution 2 and worst, when the script is over, the FTP
application automagically closes itself, leaving no way of checking if
errors happenned during the execution of the script.
4- Get a decent tcp/ip suite: Some of you mentionned:
- Chameleon
- FTP software
- ICE
5- Use python. I don't know python but read good things about it. It is
supposed to be available for windows 95 but I don't know if it is well
integrated with win 95 ftp utilities.
Thanks !
Guy Dallaire
dallaire_at_total.net
"God only knows if god exists"
Received on Wed Feb 12 1997 - 16:30:28 NZDT