Ftp script condition code 0

From: Yard, John (syjy0@SMTP.AIS.UCLA.EDU)
Date: Wed Feb 12 2003 - 15:17:21 EST


When I run ftp scripts I check for the condition code;
but I have found , that when the ftp fails -
say I don't connect - the condition code from the ftp
is always condition code zero.
 
Why does this occur ? Is there a circumvention to this issue ?
 

Here is a sample ( simplified ) script :
 
ftp -i -v clients.dns.name < my_ftp_parms
 

if [ $? != 0 ]
     then
     echo "myclient zip ftp error" >> /my/ftp5950/oztcmo.log
     mail -s "UNZIP ERRORS" sgly0@ucop.ais.ucla.edu <
/my/ftp5950/oztcmo.log
     exit 0
fi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

John Yard
UCLA Administrative Information Systems
Distributed Platforms
Unix/Win2000 Admin/Sybase/Oracle/SqlSrvr/Networking
310-825-1725
 
 

        



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