Re: ADDIMGCLGE

Rob,  use TOFILE(*FROMFILE).


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 Bryan Dietz
3X Corporation
614-410-9205





midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 10/09/2003 11:04:36 AM:

> I've been using ftp to download ptf's.  The steps basically are:
> Find out what ptf's you want.
> Use iPTF to order them.
> Read your email for the ftp is ready email.
> Use ftp from your iSeries to get them into the IFS.
> CRTDEVOPT DEVD(OPTVRT01) RSRCNAME(*VRT) ONLINE(*YES) TEXT('Virtual
optical
> drive for image catalog')
> VRYCFG CFGOBJ(OPTVRT01) CFGTYPE(*DEV) STATUS(*ON)
> CRTIMGCLG IMGCLG(PTFCATALOG) DIR('/fixes') TEXT('PTF image catalog')
> ADDIMGCLGE IMGCLG(PTFCATALOG) FROMFILE('/fixes/TheFtpFileNameHere')
> LODIMGCLG IMGCLG(PTFCATALOG) DEV(OPTVRT01)
> VFYIMGCLG IMGCLG(PTFCATALOG) TYPE(*PTF) SORT(*YES)
> GO PTF
> 8. Install program temporary fix package
>
>
> The problem I have is with the
> ADDIMGCLGE IMGCLG(PTFCATALOG) FROMFILE('/fixes/TheFtpFileNameHere')
> For example, if I ftp down this file, iptf0021_1.bin, with a size of
> 500611072, then run the ADDIMGCLGE, I'll now have two files; the original

> and a iptf0021_1.bin01, both of the same size.
>
> Is there some option on ADDIMGCLGE that says not to copy the data over,
> but just point to it?
>
>
> Rob Berendt