This section describes the communication script commands.
Communication Script Commands. Use these commands to build script files that automate your communications activities. Script files are text files containing script commands that perform a communications task. You can create scripts that call a host system, read mail, transfer files, etc.
Command |
Description |
Syntax and example |
|---|---|---|
DirRemoteChange |
Allows you to change to another working directory on a remote machine |
Syntax: DirRemoteChange <path and name of new directory> Example – DirRemoteChange /home/usr |
RemoteParentDir |
Shows files in the Parent directory on a remote machine. |
Syntax: RemoteParentDir |
DirRemoteDelete |
Allows you to delete a directory on a remote machine. |
Syntax: DirRemoteDelete <name of directory to be deleted> For example – DirRemoteDelete home/trading partner |
DirRemoteRename |
Allows you to rename a directory on a remote machine. |
Syntax: DirRemoteRename <original directory name | new directory name> For example – DirRemoteRename home/trading partner | home/tp |
FilesRemoteDelete |
You can delete files from a remote machine. |
Syntax: FilesRemoteDelete <name of file> For example – FilesRemoteDelete whatsnew.txt |
FilesRemoteRefresh |
Refresh file listing |
Syntax: FilesRemoteRefresh <drive:\ or drive:\filename> For example – FilesRemoteRefresh c:\ |
FilesRemoteAllDelete |
Delete all files from remote machine. |
Syntax: FilesRemoteAllDelete |
DirLocalDelete |
Delete specified directory located on local machine |
Syntax: FilesLocalDelete <local drive:\dir name> For example – FilesLocalDelete c:\TradingPartner |
DirLocalRename |
Rename specified directory on local machine. |
Syntax: DirLocalRename <local drive:\filename | local drive:\new filename> For example – DirLocalRename c:\TradingPartner | c:\TP |
FilesLocalDelete |
Delete specified files from local machine. |
Syntax: FilesLocalDelete <drive:\filename> For example – FilesLocalDelete c:\error_log.log |
FilesLocalMkDir |
Creates a directory on the local drive |
Syntax: FilesLocalMkDir <drive:\new directory name> For example – FilesLocalMkDir c:\TradingPartners |
FilesLocalRename |
Rename files located on local machine. |
Syntax: FilesLocalRename <drive:\old file name | drive:\new file name> For example – FilesLocalRename c:\error_log.log | c:\error_table.log |
Put |
Will transfer a file from the local system to the remote system. |
Syntax: put <filename> For example – put index.html |
Get |
To copy one file from the remote machine to the local machine. |
Syntax: get <filename> For example – get mmconv.html |
Wildcard |
User can specify the wildcard that will be used |
Syntax: WILDCARD <user-specified wildcard> For example – WILDCARD # |
ODBCLogOn |
Enables writing to a log using ODBC |
Syntax:ODBCLOGON |
ODBCLogOff |
Turns “off” writing to a log using ODBC |
Syntax: ODBCLOGOFF |
TraceOn |
“Turns on” the tracing functionality |
Syntax: TraceOn |
TraceOff |
“Turns off” the tracing functionality |
Syntax: TraceOff |
ASCIIMode |
To set the mode of file transfer to ASCII |
Syntax: ascii For example – ftp>ascii
|
BinaryMode |
to set the mode of file transfer to binary. |
Syntax: binary For example – ftp>binary
|
To create a directory on a remote host, follow these steps:
Ensure you are on the appropriate level on the remote host for directory insertion.
Select Remote from the command menu and choose FTP Cmd (Ctrl + G).
The FTP window opens and prompts the user to Enter FTP Command To Execute. Type in mkd <directory name>.
Click OK.
Look in the Events box. If command was executed successfully it will say 257 MKD command successful.
Computer responds: 200 type set to A. (Note the A, which
signifies ASCII mode.)