I'm pretty sure you will get a partial file in most cases. Some FTP daemons even have the capability to resume a broken tranfer. Almost all of them return an error code when the transfer is incomplete. I would test this out in my script and make provisions to notify someone in the event of a failure.
--Michael -----Original Message----- Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 3:09 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Erik - You probably want a Unix group or networking group to get a definitive answer. FTP won't delete the file on your server. However if you write a Unix command to delete the file as part of your FTP script, you should test for a success/failure indication from the FTP script before you delete the file. My understanding is that FTP has integrity checks built in to sense whether the transfer was successful or not. HTH. Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 10:04 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L I am FTPing exports in binary mode as a part of my backup/recovery plan. What happens when the network connection is lost between FTP client and server while a file is being transferred? Will an incomplete file appear on the FTP server or would the FTP server sense the disconnect and remove the partially transferred file? Thanks Erik -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Erik Williams INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jenkins, Michael - EDS INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
