RE: weird ftp issue

From the spec:

mput [local-files] - Expand wild cards in the list of local-files given as arguments and do a put for each file in the resulting list. The list of files should be separated by spaces.

Examples:
ftp> mput *
ftp> mput *.html
ftp> mput *.html test.txt README

Doesn't look like you can specify the remote name on MPUT.

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rob@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 2:37 PM
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Subject: weird ftp issue

On GDWEB I've got these files in /vrtclg:
Object link Type
QIMGCLG STMF
VRT01 STMF
VRT02 STMF

If I do this:
ftp gdweb2
namefmt 1
bin
lcd /vrtclg
Local working directory is /vrtclg
cd /vrtclg
250 "/vrtclg" is current directory.

mput vrt*

250 Now using naming format "1".
257 "/vrtclg" is current directory.
229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||38116|).
150 Sending file to /vrtclg/VRT01
226 File transfer completed successfully.
12369 bytes transferred in 0.001 seconds. Transfer rate 12665.856
KB/sec.
229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||11517|).
150 Sending file to /vrtclg/VRT02
226 File transfer completed successfully.
12369 bytes transferred in 0.000 seconds. Transfer rate 0.000 KB/sec.
Notice, two files transferred?
Now, watch this:

mput vrt* vrt*

229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||50858|).
150 Sending file to /vrtclg/VRT01
226 File transfer completed successfully.
12369 bytes transferred in 0.000 seconds. Transfer rate 0.000 KB/sec.
229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||11088|).
150 Sending file to /vrtclg/VRT02
226 File transfer completed successfully.
12369 bytes transferred in 0.001 seconds. Transfer rate 12665.856
KB/sec.
229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||34576|).
150 Sending file to /vrtclg/VRT01
226 File transfer completed successfully.
12369 bytes transferred in 0.000 seconds. Transfer rate 0.000 KB/sec.
229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||9473|).
150 Sending file to /vrtclg/VRT02
226 File transfer completed successfully.
12369 bytes transferred in 0.000 seconds. Transfer rate 0.000 KB/sec.
Notice, FOUR files transferred?

Why?

Is it doing this:
Transfer VRT01 to VRT01, VRT02
Transfer VRT02 to VRT01, VRT02
Thus VRT02 is a spitting image of VRT01 when that is not my intent?

This may help explain one really long ftp transmission, if it's sending
two multiGB stream files twice.

Rob Berendt