FTP Client Script File Format

A script file is an ASCII text file that contains a sequence of FTP (or SFTP) commands.

• Each command must be on a separate line.
• Space and tab characters can precede the command on a line.
• Use a semicolon character (;) for comments. The FTP Client ignores comment text.

You can use comments to explain one or more lines of code. For example:

;The following lines connect to the server and change

;the working directories to PREPRESS (client) and

;PRESS (server).

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lcd c:\prepress

cd /press

You can also add a comment at the end of a command. For example:

set transfer-disposition unique ;do not overwrite files

mput script is s*.doc ;copy the .DOC files

Note: Semicolons are not supported for comments in scripts supplied to the sftp command line using the -B option. Use the number sign (#) to mark comments in these batch files.