VBA putting file in unix directory

Smitty

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• Mar 30, 2012

• #2

I don't know squat about the UNIX platform, but would a SaveAs suffice? What happens if you try to record a macro doing what you need?

 

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ericlch16

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• Mar 30, 2012

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well a unix directory there is security.... i can get a password(primary key) to connect from the unix administrator but i don't know how to do that using VBA.

using filecopy oldpath, newpath wont work since it is not a windows directory i am putting the file.

any help? first time i am trying to do put a txt file in a unix directory.

 

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tweedle

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• Mar 30, 2012

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Here's a thread that may help in a round-about way.
Goes to creating a bat file that FTPs w/Linux/Unix.

http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/showthread.php?t=520857&highlight=UNIX

Might be worth a read.

 

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xenou

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• Mar 31, 2012

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And here using putty:
http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/showthread.php?t=497979

 

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