need help with ftp shell script

[crp]

the script:

#!/bin/sh
if [ -e "/home/mailspool/checee/sema4.file" ]
then
nCount=0
while [ "$nCount" -lt 9 ]
do
 echo step $nstep
 sleep 1
 if [ -e "/home/mailspool/checee/sema4.file" ]
 then
		 sleep 1
		 nCount=`expr $nCount + 1`
 else
		 echo 'busy with ' >> /home/mailspool/checee/sema4.file
		 echo $extension >> /home/mailspool/checee/sema4.file
		 nCount=30
 fi
done

ftp -in <<END_SCRIPT
open ftp.ourplace.tld
user 1234 5678
bin
hash
prompt
cd smrsh
put in.$extension
bye
END_SCRIPT

\rm /home/mailspool/checee/sema4.file

When i used EOF it worked fine, but I can no longer use EOF as i want to erase the semaphore file.

But now the script runs but no ftp is even attempted. What am I getting wrong?

Edited August 25, 2013 by crp

[alphaomega]

Sorry, don't know.

But shouldn't there be another "fi" to close out the very first "if" statement?

[crp]

Thanks!