NetEx EFT213 Reference Manual Rel 5.4

OPEN Alias CommandDescriptionThe OPEN alias command is used to establish a connection to a remote host on the network. The host namespecified must exist in the local TCP/IP “hosts” database (either in the local hosts file, or accessible throughDNS). The OPEN alias command issues the NetEx/eFT CONNECT command to establish the connection.Refer to the “CONNECT Command” on page 118 for a description of CONNECT processing.FormatCommand Qualifiers ParametersOPEN[host] [username] [password]Where:OPENhostusernamepasswordExamples(required) the verb for this command. The minimum spelling is OPEN.(required) the name of the remote host computer to which the connection should be established(required) the name of the user to use for the login on the remote host computer. If this parameteris not specified, the ftp alias will prompt the user to enter a username.(required) the password to use for the username login sequence on the remote host computer.If this parameter is not specified, the ftp alias will prompt the user to enter the password.To establish a NetEx/eFT session using the FTP alias commands, issue the following commands:eFT> ftpeFT> openHostname: nt3User: smithPassword: ********eFT>To specify parameters on the “open” command line, issue the following commands:eFT> ftpeFT> open nt3 smithPassword: ********eFT>Related TopicsLOGIN Alias CommandFTP Alias CommandCONNECT CommandREF-eFT213-R5.4-08 FTP Aliases Page 207