reeder@reed.UUCP (Doug Reeder) (01/05/91)
1) Does anyone here know of an existing language (macro or otherwise) suitable for the specification of unattended file transfers with systems geared toward human interaction? I am thinking of a language where one would name the files one desired transferred and the methods of: logging in, telling the remote system to start a YMODEM (for example) transfer, and so on. 2) Failing that, what are your suggestions for the form of such a language? And also, what algorithms would you suggest a program use to carry out such unattended file transfers? Doug Reeder USENET: ...!tektronix!reed!reeder from ARPA: tektronix!reed!reeder@berkeley.EDU BITNET: reeder@reed.BITNET Romulan Commander: Prepare to be destroyed, Enterprise! Counselor Troi: I sense hostility, captain. -- Doug Reeder USENET: ...!tektronix!reed!reeder from ARPA: tektronix!reed!reeder@berkeley.EDU BITNET: reeder@reed.BITNET Romulan Commander: Prepare to be destroyed, Enterprise! Counselor Troi: I sense hostility, captain.
throoph@jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU (Henry Throop) (01/06/91)
reeder@reed.UUCP (Doug Reeder) writes: >1) Does anyone here know of an existing language (macro or otherwise) >suitable for the specification of unattended file transfers with systems >geared toward human interaction? I am thinking of a language where one >would name the files one desired transferred and the methods of: logging in, >telling the remote system to start a YMODEM (for example) transfer, and so >on. Have you looked at AE's ReadyLink? It has a full-blown Pascal-like programming language built in. This is not just a weekend hack; this is powerful stuff. One of the programs included is a bulletin board system that does what you want. Unfortunately, it's also riddled with bugs. I'm using it right now (because my RamKeeper keeps forgetting everything - anyone know why?), and in vi random lines above the cursorget erased when I scroll or move around. The language also had some problems; I think they were mainly due to timing; ie dropping chars, duplicate chars, etc. However, this was a year ago that I looked at it, and I would hope that it's been improved since then. >Doug Reeder USENET: ...!tektronix!reed!reeder Henry -- --- Henry Throop Internet: throoph@jacobs.cs.orst.edu