Shl script to ftp a file

Question

I have to write a shl to ftp a file from a directory to UNIX, the problem is that the file not always have the same name
in the server: \\OCELOT\VOL1\ORGS\FINANCIAL AID\CSS\0910 Data\loaded idocs\3526_331322.dat>
The filenames are, for example, 3526_332840.dat, where 3526 is constant, and 332840 is a sequential number which is always a couple hundred
I used this script before, but I knew the exact name of the file...
#! /bin/sh
# Script: idoc_ftp.shl
# Author:
# Date:     05/11/2009
# Purpose:
#   Via FTP to retieve the file that is dowloaded from the IDOC wEBSITE
#   and move it to the UNIX directory cd/U02/sct/banner/bandev2/xxxxxx/data_files/name???
# Comments:
#   Remote user "ftp_ban_jl" is set to automatically open to folder (directory)
#     OCELOT\VOL1\ORGS\FINANCIAL AID\CSS\0910 Data\loaded idocs\3526_331322.dat>
# Directory Location for script:
#     Database Home Dir/xxxxxxx/shl
# Special Notes:     This shell script is called from jypdpjn
# Modifications:
#  Date           Author 
# set job number and user
JOBNUM=$ONE_UP;
USER=$BANUID;
##USER=$UID;
JOB_NAME=$PROC
MPATH=$BANNER_HOME;
UpLoadFileName="???????";
LocalDir="${MPATH}/xxxxxy/dat_files";
RemoteHost="nwftp.xxxxxx.edu";
RemoteUser="ftp_ban_jl";
RemotePass="xxxxxx[";
RemoteDir="dept";
TMode="ascii"; # Transfer mode
# set log name and directory path
LPATH="/u02/sct/banjobs/"
LOG_FILE_NAME="${JOB_NAME}_ftp_${USER}_${JOBNUM}.log";   
LF1=${LPATH}${LOG_FILE_NAME};
LF2=${LPATH}${LOG_FILE_NAME};
# write header lines to job log
echo "${JOB_NAME} " >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
echo "jrn_load_dept_ftp.shl" >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
echo " " >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
echo "Running Date & Time: " >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
date  >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
echo " " >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
echo "Starting script   " >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
echo " " >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
#=================================================================================#
# Change dir to where the ftp will place the uploaded file
cd ${LocalDir}
if test $? -eq 0
then
  echo " " >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
  echo "Successfully changed dir " >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
  echo "${LocalDir}" >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
  echo " " >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
else
  echo " " >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
  echo "Error: could not change dir ">>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
  echo "${LocalDir}" >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
  echo " " >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
  echo "Script Ended and no FTP done." >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
  exit 1
fi
# Initiate the FTP process
# Loop through remaining parameters to create ftp commands.
# Enter user-name and password in host machine
echo "user $RemoteUser $RemotePass"
# Set transfer mode
echo $TMode
# Change directory in remote machine
echo cd $RemoteDir
# Change local directory in local machine
### echo lcd $LocalDir
# Transfer file
echo get $UpLoadFileName
# End ftp session
echo quit
) | ftp -vin $RemoteHost >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
# End of FTP Process
if test $? -eq 0
then
  echo "Successfully executed FTP"  >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
else
  echo "Error: could not execute FTP" >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
  echo " " >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
  echo "Script Ended." >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2} 
  exit 1
fi
echo " " >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
echo " " >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
echo "End Date & Time: " >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
date  >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
echo " " >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}
echo "Completed Shell Script." >>${LF1} 2>>${LF2}Edited by: user648177 on May 12, 2009 11:08 AM

Answer 1

It's on a windows server, is there any reason not to use samba?
FTP is painstakingly and the scripts break easily. If you just mount the windows share on your linux server, there's no need to transfer them, their available!
I know this doesn't resolve the question you've got, but using a samba mount the whole script is obsolete.