Re: Copy source from the AS/400 to a PC for archival purposes...

Thanks Richard.  I'm not an expert on using FTP.  I did not know that you
could do it this way.  That's exactly what I need.

I love low-tech solutions like this.  Too many people try to create complex
solutions to simple problems.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Casey" <casey_r@popmail.firn.edu>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 11:52 AM
Subject: RE: Copy source from the AS/400 to a PC for archival purposes...


> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: Copy source from the AS/400 to a PC for archival purposes...
> Does anybody know an easy way to copy ALL source members from a given
source
> file to a PC?
>
>
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> You can use the MGET FTP command.
>
> From a DOS prompt on your PC:
>
> ftp as400name
> userid
> password
> prompt
> quote site namefmt 1
> mget QSYS.LIB/library.LIB/sourcefile.FILE/*.MBR
> quit
>
>
> The "prompt" command keeps FTP from asking you to confirm each transfer.
You
> could leave out the "quote site namefmt 1" command and use "mget
> library/sourcefile.*"  instead. Doing it that way will save the members on
> the PC as "sourcefile.member". Switching to namefmt 1 as shown above will
> save the members on the PC as "member.MBR".
>
> Hope this helps!
> Richard Casey
>
>
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