We can use the system ftp command as follows:

system "ftp -invs:sample.par";
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where 'sample.par' is an ftp script file containing:

o hostname
user login password
cd destination_home_dir_name
lcd local_directory_name
binary or Ascii
....required ftp commands like get,put etc......
bye
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the parameters are:

i = prompt off i.e. non-interactive
s = silent i.e. suppress the output
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