SQL Server 2000 Job Steps Not Executing

I have a problem with a SQL Server (2000) Agent Job that has 3 steps that don't produce the desired outcome when invoked in total but will produce the desired outcome if the first step is broken up from the last two steps.

1) The first step uses third party software to generate PDFs to a folder.

2) The second step executes the following command to ftp the PDFs to a folder and move these PDFs to a backup folder:

EXEC master..xp_cmdshell 'm: & cd C:Program Filesfoldername1 AutoGeneral_Ftp & dir & FTP -n -s:C:Progra~1foldername1AutoGeneral_FTPupload_G eneral.ibc www.someorgname.org & move /Y
\networkdriveArchiveGeneral*.pdf \networkdriveArchiveackupsGeneral'

3) The third step determines if any files remain in the folder that contained the PDFs. If files are still in the folder then the FTP and move step (step 2) did not work and a stored procedure is invoked to send an email to the appropriate administrator

DECLARE @result int
EXEC @result = master..xp_cmdshell 'Dir "\networkdriveArchiveGeneral*.pdf" | find /i "file"'
IF @result = 0
exec ibc_sp_Email_Report_Failure 'FTP General Report'

When I invoke this job from Enterprise Manager and view the job history, it says that all steps executed successfully (which I understand may be the case even if the files were not FTPed or moved since the command can still return a code indicating success even though it didn't do what I expected.) In fact, the PDF is generated and written to \networkdriveArchiveGeneral
eportname.pdf. Steps 2 and 3 do not do what I expect. The PDFs still remain in the folder.

But when I start the job from step 2, the files are then moved. So, invoking the entire job does not move the files; invoking the job from step 2 moves the files.

Simple, you think, it is obvious that you didn't set up your job steps correctly in that step 1 does not go to the next step upon success. But I already checked that. Step 1 goes to the next step upon success.

Anybody ever come upon this problem? Any suggestions as to what else I can look at?

Thanks in advance,
Stedan