FTP Command inside If condition

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Hi All,

I am facing a alien problem in unix shell script.
i have a requirement where i have to check first whether a particular file has been created or not if that file has been created then that file needs to be ftped to a particular dir.
My Code is like that

Success='code for file creation which return OK or NOTOK'

if [ "$Success" == "OK" ]; then

ftp -inv<<EOF
open 00.00.00.00 
user $username $password
cd /home/unix
ascii 
put <file name>
bye
EOF
fi

Now when i execute this statement it gives me syntax error "at line number xyz: '<' is not matched"

When i remover one < from my code "ftp inv<EOF" then it gives me an error
"at line number xxx: 'then' is not matched"

When i am putting this ftp command outside the if condition it is working fine.

Kindly help me out.

Thanks
Aryan

2

Make sure there are no spaces before the last EOF.
Perhapes, you can write a function for the ftp and then call that function from the IF loop.

3

I also suspect the same , make sure is there any space before EOF.
try giving a semicolon before a first EOF

ex : <<EOF ;

4

Hi All,

Thanks for your help. i have got the solution. Actually there was some space just before the FTP command due to which it was not working.

Thanks
Aryan