[Sholdt]

I'm looking for documentation or sample scripts for Vicomsoft FTP Client 4.0.4 on OS X 10.3.6. Vicomsoft Tech Support says the app is not scriptable even though it has a dictionary and I have gotten a couple of commands to work.

What I'm looking for is documentation or sample scripts that will help me nail down syntax. Basically, I want to open a connection, be able to change directories and upload files.

Thanks much,

Chuck

[larkost]

why not simply "do shell script" and use the built in ftp command and the -u switch. Something like this:

Code:
do shell script "ftp -u ftp://passowrd:username@host/path/to/destination " & unixPathToFile

Of course this stores the password in the script (not generally a good thing), but since you are already using ftp, which is an in-secure method from the get go... (passwords in clear text over the network...)

Personally I would do it with scp and pre-shared ssh-keys... or maybe even the same trick with rsync (even better the rsync from RsyncX) to lower the bandwidth when I am replacing a file...

[Sholdt]

I've actually built a handler using curl that I can use.I wanted a scriptable application that my staff could update and do on their own. They're a bright crew, but, for the most part, still on OS 9 (our servers or OS X.) The switch to OS X UNIX commands may be a bit more than they are ready for at this point.

on ftp_upload(remote_site, master_directory, client_directory, userName, userPasswd, file_date, upload_this, suffix)
set theFileIsOpen to false
set saveErrors to false
set myHandler to "ftp upload: "

try
set upload_this to upload_this as string
set myCommand to "cd " & (POSIX path of (master_directory & client_directory & ":" & client_directory)) & "_final_files" & "/;" & ¬
"curl --upload-file '" & (upload_this) & "' " & remote_site & client_directory & ¬
"/ --user " & userName & ":" & userPasswd & " " & " --quote -quit"
set foo to do shell script myCommand
return "OK"
on error errtext number errNum
set myerror to {errtext, errNum, myHandler}
tell me to handleErrors(myerror, saveErrors, theFileIsOpen, upload_this)
end try
end ftp_upload