John R Pierce wrote: > On 07/21/11 1:52 PM, Always Learning wrote: >>> I have a script that opens an ftp connection to a non-*nix system. >>>> I desire to change directories on the host system using a shell >>>> variable to set the cd directory. However, I cannot seem to >>>> discover how this is done. >> Check the FTP configuration file on the remote server. There might be a >> block to stop you moving-out of your log-on FTP directory. > > more likely, the ftp program is processing his command lines, and it > doesn't know anything about $parameter substitution. > > I suggest using wget or lftp or similar rather than conventional ftp. > > > +1 for lftp, very scriptable. -- Ljubomir Ljubojevic (Love is in the Air) PL Computers Serbia, Europe Google is the Mother, Google is the Father, and traceroute is your trusty Spiderman... StarOS, Mikrotik and CentOS/RHEL/Linux consultant