Re: ftp from desktop to AS/400 lib

donna lester wrote:

When I try to FTP a file from my PC to AS/400 library, I want to know if there is a command where I can specify
the IASP since we have several IASPs on our system.

After establishing the FTP authentication, there is the option of issuing a "QUOTE RCMD SETASPGRP ASPGRP(TheIASP)" request to establish which independent ASP [aka namespace]. Also, the FTP exit program should be able to do that as well [unconditionally, or if for example something about an incoming request can be used to infer any requirements for which ASP, then establish such iASP routing].

However when using the path form of object names instead of the Library/Object naming, the iASP can be accessed directly. For example in the FTP script first issue the "quote site namefmt 1" and then the "get /TheIASP/QSYS.LIB/Library.LIB/Object.FILE" or "get /TheIASP/usr/me/afile" to directly name from which iASP to find the data.

If there were multiple independent FTP servers where each could be configured with its own IP&name to establish [via the exit program if the iASP was not a server attribute] for each ASP group. In that manner one could initiate an FTP TheIASP.TheDomain to directly establish the default namespace. IMO it would have been nicer to have most server jobs when switching to the authenticated user, to establish the Initial ASP group (INLASPGRP) various other associated values like INLLIB & CURLIB from the *JOBD like is done for interactive jobs.

Regards, Chuck