Re: Proper way to comment an FTP script

[Scott Klement <pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff,

What FTP *client* software are you using?   The IBM FTP Client on IBM i? 
 Or (since this is the PCTECH list) the Microsoft command-prompt FTP 
software?

Or one of the other zillion FTP clients for windows?  Or something else?

The only reason the FTP server software might matter is when the client 
scripts don't support comments.  When they don't support comments, then 
you have to resort to using some "harmless" command that gets sent to 
the server but is ignored (like rcmd with /* */ or NOOP).

But if you use a client software that supports comments, then it'll work 
with any server.



On 12/1/2016 12:40 PM, Jeff Crosby wrote:
> For documentation/logging purposes, I would like to put some comments in an
> FTP script.  I found the following:
>
> http://www.itjungle.com/mgo/mgo021403-story02.html
>
> which suggests several ways.  It is implied that the FTP server type (IBM
> i, Windows, Linux, etc) has a bearing on what is acceptable.  I would like
> to use a way that works no matter what the server side is.  Antyone know?
>
> Thanks.