Re: FTP OPEN command error

> I have a DOS machine connected to the AS/400 via TCP/IP.  The PC
> randomly FTPs files to and from the AS/400.  On Wednesday nights we
> IPL.  During that IPL, that PC may try an FTP, starting with the
> command:
> 
>         open as400.dilgard.com
> 
> Is there a way to test and see if that command fails?  And therefore
> delay the FTPing from the PC?
 
If you are using a DOS batch file, can you do something like this?

    ftp
    open as400.dilgard.com
   if errorlevel 20 goto IPLERROR
    user userid password
   bye

   :IPLERROR
   echo *** SYSTEM IS BEING IPL'ed AT THIS TIME ******

I think 20 is a generic error returned by FTP. I am not sure about the 
DOS syntax.

Ravi
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