backup and dl sql over ssh

hi all.

i'm very new to AutoIt so please bare with me

here what i'd like to do:

- connect to db server using ssh
- dump the database to a .sql file
- ftp to the server and dl the .sql file

do some work on it locally

- ftp to the server and upload the edited .sql file
- connect to db server using ssh
- import the .sql to the database
- exit

here is how i did it:

$user = ...
$pass = ...
$db = ...
$connect = "e:\plink -ssh -pw " & $pass & " user@server.net"
$dl = "mysqldump -p -u " & $user & " " & $db & "> " & @MDAY & @MON & ".sql {ENTER}"

; db backup
Run(@ComSpec & " /C " & $connect)
Sleep(5000)
Send ($dl)
Sleep (3000)
Send($pass & "{ENTER}")
Sleep (5000)
Send ("exit{ENTER}")

;ftp dl
Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & "ftp server.net", "C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Moj")
Sleep (3000)
Send($user & "{ENTER}")
Sleep (3000)
Send($pass & "{ENTER}")
Sleep (3000)
Send("get " & @MDAY & @MON & ".sql{ENTER}")
Sleep(20000)
Send("bye{ENTER}")

that's only the receiving part. sending part is very similar.

now, although this works  i'm sure this can look much nicer. also it would be better if i could read output and use instead of sleep() for better speed and error handling that is non existent right now.

thoughts please.