Re: FTP with as400 commands

I just tried it again, and found your comment to be true. When I tested it
this morning, I was signed on as a QUSER-level authority (none, in other
words) and I believe  I was being prevented from running AS/400 commands due
to security, not FTP.

Bob Cozzi
www.rpgiv.com


----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Townsend <townsend@patownsend.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: FTP with as400 commands


> Bob,
>
> I will work from the PC side if you use the quote command:
>
>      quote rcmd as400-command-string
>
> At least, this works from my NT (reboot twice a day) workstation.
>
> Patrick
>
> Bob Cozzi wrote:
> >
> > The RCMD FTP command only works if you're doing an AS/400 to AS/400 FTP.
It
> > doesn't work when you're on a PC client running FTP on an AS/400 server.
> > Right?
> >
> > Bob Cozzi
> > www.rpgiv.com
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Patrick Townsend <townsend@patownsend.com>
> > To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 11:03 PM
> > Subject: Re: FTP with as400 commands
> >
> > > Karl,
> > >
> > > You can use the rcmd FTP subcommand to run the file build and report
> > > print functions all in the same session:
> > >
> > >     open x.x.x.x   /* connect to the AS/400 */
> > >     user username
> > >     pass password
> > >     quote rcmd crtpf qgpl/myfile rcdlen(132) /* create the file */
> > >     quote rcmd call mylib/mypgm /* print a report and copy to file */
> > >     get mylib/myfile c:\mydir\myfile.txt
> > >     quit
> > >
> > > Of course, you could probably put all of the logic in one CL program
and
> > > just call it, then pick up the file with the get statement....
> > >
> > > Patrick
> > >
> > > Karl Lauritzen wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I thought I saw once you can run as400 commands via FTP?
> > > >
> > > > Here is what I am trying to accomplish. I need to build a PF on my
as400
> > ,
> > > > print a report and then FTP this file to a users PC and copy a
floppy to
> > > > send with report.
> > > >
> > > > I can get the batch file to run my ftp via DOS batch file but I
cannot
> > see
> > > > how to run my program.
> > > >
> > > > Yes I could have user run rpt/pgm on 400 then run my ftp but this
just
> > > > sounds much cooler and that way the user does not have to remember
to
> > run
> > > > rpt.
> > > >
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