Hi
I need to write a script to copy a log directory generated yesterday in the format: "YYYY-mm-dd" from a fixed location to the root, tar it and then transfer to a remote server via ftp. This script is to be automated through cron for daily backup.
I wrote two scripts for the same

1.) For copying file name:cpy_test
YESTERDAY=`date -d "yesterday" +'%Y-%m-%d'`
cp -rf /root/Desktop/testA/myfiletest/"$YESTERDAY" /
tar cfz "$YESTERDAY".gz "$YESTERDAY"
rm -rf "$YESTERDAY"

2.) for ftp transfer

FTP_HOST="host_ip"
FTP_USER="user_name"
FTP_PASS="user_pass"
LOC_DIR="/root"
REMOTE_DIR="/var/usr_nm/log/archive"

FILENAME="log*.gz"

echo "open $FTP_HOST" > ftp_file
echo "user $FTP_USER $FTP_PASS" >> ftp_file
echo "binary" >> ftp_file
echo "cd $REMOTE_DIR" >> ftp_file
echo "lcd $LOC_DIR" >> ftp_file
echo "mput $FILENAME" >> ftp_file
echo "bye" >> ftp_file


then use the following field in cron
./cpy_test
ftp -nv < ftp_file
can any one please suggest me a way to combine the two scripts...
..
any suggestions will be most welcome..

Just append the second file to the first.

If you don't have a fancy copy-and-paste mechanism that you can use, just do this:
Adapt the script so that the names and directories match.
Add the "ftp -nv..." line to the script.

Also, there are a few odd things about your script:
You name the archive with a .gz extension, not a tar.gz extension. The guy who comes after you may think it's just a gzipped text file if you just call it $YESTERDAY.gz, but if you call it $YESTERDAY.tar.gz, he will know it's a tar archive.
Also, you give $YESTERDAY as the directory tar has to archive. This only works if the working directory is either / or /root/Desktop/testA/myfiletest/ . Using an extra line with "cd / " in it never hurts, and it will make your script a bit more portable.

I have a hard time imagining that the scripts you posted can work together now.
Please follow my advice about editing the file names and directory names.

Remember, your archive is called $YESTERDAY.gz (if you use the script as you posted it) and it is located in /, not /root/

Another way is to create a wrapper script which calls them in order. That way, if you need to change one, you don't have to worry about modifying a combined script.

Or, build them as functions:
script1()
{
paste script
}

script2()
{
paste script
}

#Main script area
script1 <args>
script2 <args>

These are maybe more complex than needed, but it keeps the parts separate if you need to modify one part without changing the other.

kk tnks completed the script ..
used three functions ...
tnks for the advice