[lug] question about ftp script...

[arnie]

Hi,
I have a small scripting problem, which I do not understand...

I have a script to automate an ftp transfer which looks like this:
#! /bin/bash
# deliver the file
ftp -i ftp.site.com << EOF
mput $1 $2 $3 $4
bye \n
EOF

This script puts up to 4 files on the ftp server, as expected. It does
not produce any errors.

I have been trying to incorporate this into a script with a menu to
allow for different options. I have a case statement which calls a
function named 'choice_1' which is as follows:

function choice_1 {
        # deliver the file
        ftp -i ftp.site.com << EOF
        mput $1 $2 $3 $4
        bye \n
        EOF
}

If I try to run this function from the menu I get 'syntax error:
unexpected end of file'. If I remove the
<< EOF
then the script logs into the ftp server, but does not execute the
mput.
Anyone know why this would work as a stand alone script, but not as a
function.

I am using the bash shell.
thanks,

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arnie sherman
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