Acessing FTP from DOS

[Image]DOS FTP Picture this! You are at a business associates office or friends house, and they have a shareware program you would like to have, but it is too big to put on a floppy.

Most computers are shipped these days with modems, so even if your associate doesn't have Internet access, you do, if you use a "dial-up" provider. It is a simple matter (for Windows users) to go into the "Dial-Up Networking" program using Windows '95 or '98, and create a new connection to your service provider.

How to upload the program? There are plenty of places on the Internet you can upload files to, and then download later. You can also use webspace where you host your site.

Many Windows users are just that. They use Windows and are not aware of the DOS default programs installed on their machines. One such default program is FTP. You can upload the program from your associates computer using the default DOS FTP program.

             At the MS-DOS prompt try this:

           Type 'open ftp.server.name' to connect to a server.

           put        send a file
           get        get a file
           ls         list a directory's contents
           cd         change directories
           ascii      put/get file as ascii data
           binary     put/get file as binary data
           close      close connection
           quit       stop the program
           lcd        change local directory

           Typing 'help' at the ftp> prompt will give you a full 
           list of commands.
           Type 'help command' to see what each one does.

I suggest that once you have the program uploaded and all connections are closed, you delete the Dial-up Networking connection to your ISP.

It's just too easy and too convenient. Overwhelmed? I don't blame you. I've see some of the tutorials that are being offered on the web

Let me show you how:

I have a 9 page special report that will walk you through a couple of FTP sessions and show you how to transfer multiple files and install CGI scripts. You can get it right now for $19.95

One of the handy things about learning how to use DOS FTP is that it is a prerequisite to learning how to use Batch files that can install scripts or update your site. Batch files can be created that access the DOS FTP program to automatically update your website from your office, should you be away and unable to do it yourself.

This quick tutorial will walk you through a couple of FTP sessions. We cut through the fluff with this lesson. It's lean and mean. The first session will show you how to install a simple CGI script and set the permissions. The second session will show you how to do multiple uploads and downloads

At the end of the tutorial you will get some resources for learning how to create batch files.

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