Problem in using ftp command under if statement

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

If i use ftp command under if statement it shows the error "Syntax error at line 19 : `<<' is not matched." But if i use ftp command outside if statement, then it is running fine. Can anyone please help me in this.

Code:

 
#!/bin/sh
 
echo "\nPress 1 for automated file dumping."
echo "Press 2 for manual file dumping."
echo "\nEnter your choice:"
read choice
cd /application/IT_Applications/Dump1
rm -f dump_load_log.txt
rm -f dump_load_bad.txt
rm -f subscriberdump*
file=`date +%Y%m%d`
if [ $choice -eq 1 ]
then
        ftp -v 10.10.10.113 <<EOF
        quote USER it
        quote PASS it
        cd IN_Sub_dump
        binary
        get IN4_SubscriberDump_20100731.tar.gz
        quit
        EOF
        echo "1"
elif [ $choice -eq 2 ]
then
     echo "None"
fi
2

Hi.

Is there possibly a space after the closing EOF?

This has:

$ cat myscript
if [ 1 -eq 1 ]
then
cat <<
blah
EOF 
fi
$ ./myscript
./myscript: syntax error at line 3: `<<' unmatched
3

Try

ftp -v ftp://username:password@IP/ <<EOF

instead of

ftp -v 10.10.10.113 <<EOF
4

What should i do to get rid off this error? Please provide me the code in this case as i am new in shell scripting.

---------- Post updated at 04:02 PM ---------- Previous update was at 03:47 PM ----------

I modify the code as follow as per advise but found same error. Please help me.

 
#!/bin/sh
 
echo "\nPress 1 for automated file dumping."
echo "Press 2 for manual file dumping."
echo "\nEnter your choice:"
read choice
cd /application/IT_Applications/Dump1
rm -f dump_load_log.txt
rm -f dump_load_bad.txt
rm -f subscriberdump*
file=`date +%Y%m%d`
if [ $choice -eq 1 ]
then
        ftp -v ftp://it:it@10.10.10.113/ <<EOF
        cd IN_Sub_dump
        binary
        get IN4_SubscriberDump_20100731.tar.gz
        quit
        EOF
        echo "1"
elif [ $choice -eq 2 ]
then
     echo "None"
fi
5

Thanks for using indentation!

The EOF mst be at the start of the line:

#!/bin/sh
 
echo "\nPress 1 for automated file dumping."
echo "Press 2 for manual file dumping."
echo "\nEnter your choice:"
read choice
cd /application/IT_Applications/Dump1
rm -f dump_load_log.txt
rm -f dump_load_bad.txt
rm -f subscriberdump*
file=`date +%Y%m%d`
if [ $choice -eq 1 ]
then
        ftp -v ftp://it:it@10.10.10.113/ <<EOF
        cd IN_Sub_dump
        binary
        get IN4_SubscriberDump_20100731.tar.gz
        quit
EOF
        echo "1"
elif [ $choice -eq 2 ]
then
     echo "None"
fi
6

Thanks scottn..I did not know this. Recently I encountered an issue of the same kind while using the here-doc. Did not realise this issue, did some workaround to get rid of it that time..thanks again scottn.

Guru.

7

You're welcome!

I'm sure we've all scratched our heads with the old here-docs at some point. I certainly have!

8 
#!/bin/sh

echo "\nPress 1 for automated file dumping."
echo "Press 2 for manual file dumping."
echo "\nEnter your choice:"
read choice
cd /application/IT_Applications/Dump1
rm -f dump_load_log.txt
rm -f dump_load_bad.txt
rm -f subscriberdump*
file=`date +%Y%m%d`
if [ $choice -eq 1 ]
then
        ftp -v ftp://it:it@10.10.10.113/ <<EOF
        cd IN_Sub_dump
        binary
        get IN4_SubscriberDump_20100731.tar.gz
        quit
EOF
        echo "1"
elif [ $choice -eq 2 ]
then
     echo "None"
fi

Using the above code, now i get following error.

ftp: ftp://it:it@10.10.10.113/: Unknown host
Not connected.
Not connected.
Not connected.

Please help.

---------- Post updated at 10:01 PM ---------- Previous update was at 11:10 AM ----------

Still waiting for feedback.

9

What will happen if you change the ftp line of code back to:

ftp -v 10.10.10.113 <<EOF
 quote USER it
 quote PASS it

from

ftp -v ftp://it:it@10.10.10.113/ <<EOF

Also, can you FTP directly (from the command prompt) to this server?

10

are you successfull in?

telnet 10.10.10.113 21