Re: Deletion of files on FTP transfer

Chris, enter the FTP command on an AS/400 and ftp to "loopback" then type 
"help" on the FTP command line and look up the keyword "SUnique"

SUNIQUE (Control Overwriting of Files) 
 
    To control whether a file is overwritten when doing a PUT or MPUT 
    subcommand, use the SUNIQUE subcommand as follows: 
 
 
 
    SUnique [0 | 1] 
 
 
 
    SUnique     You can abbreviate subcommands to the most unique series 
                of characters. 
 
    -           When no parameter is entered, SUNIQUE acts like a toggle 
                switch.  The present setting is switched to the opposite 
                value. 
 
     0           Overwrite the file if it exists.  This is the default 
                 setting. 
 
                 By default, SUNIQUE is set off.  This means that if the 
                 remote system already has a file with the name specified 
                 by remotefile on a PUT or MPUT subcommand, the FTP 
                 server on the remote system writes over the existing 
                 file. 
 
     1           Create a new file with a unique name.  Existing files 
                 are not overwritten.  Instead, a new file is created on 
                 the remote system and the FTP server on the remote 
                 system sends the name of the created file back to the 
                 user. 
 
         Note:  If the remote system is an AS/400 system, the created 
         File.Mbr names are formed by adding numbers to the end of the 
         member name of the localfile specified in the PUT or MPUT 
         subcommand.  Thus, if the name NEWFILE.NEWMBR already exists on 
         the remote system, the remote AS/400 system creates 
         NEWFILE.NEWMBR1 and writes the data to it. 
 
         If the name already exists, a new file is created with a name 
         consisting of the specified file name and a number suffix.  If 
         the name xfsname already exists on the remote system, the remote 
         AS/400 system creates xfsname1. 
 
     See > Unique Server Requirements for related information.  

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Chris.Chambers@v2music.com
Sent by: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
01/18/2000 10:50 AM
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        Subject:        Deletion of files on FTP transfer


When some of our users attempt to transfer files from our server to the 
AS400
they are unable to do so as the corresponding file on the AS400 is unable 
to be
deleted first, via this process. Our server people say this is an AS400 
problem
- however the users are set up with *ALLOBJ authority and can delete the 
file
directly on the AS400. Should I be looking at another area on the AS400 
rather
than USRPRF.

Any thoughts or solutions greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Chris

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