Re: FTP z/os dataset to ISERIES library -- MIDRANGE-L

Rogers,

While your FTP session is active, do WRKOBJLCK <MYUSERID> *USRPRF.

Find the FTP job servicing the profile you are using. Look in the
joblog for more info about why the create failed.

However, that being said, using CRTPF without source like you are
results in an internally described file. Which is recommended
now-a-days. Have you considered creating DDS source for the file
instead?

Also, why delete/re-create? If you are PUTting from the z to the i,
FTP replaces the contents of the existing file anyway unless SUNIQUE
is on. If you're GETing on the i from the z, then you can add
(REPLACE to have the i overwrite the existing.

HTH,
Charles Wilt

On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Laine, Rogers<rlaine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Simon,

You were correct, my problem was not predefining the target file.

Now I can move on to the next issue....

I would like to delete the target file and then define it again just in
case I need to rerun the FTP job.

When I do the delete then CRTPF together in one job it fails on the
CRTPF. Here are the statements..

EZA1736I type i

EZA1701I >>> TYPE I

200 Representation type is binary IMAGE.

EZA1460I Command:

EZA1736I DELETE CONV/RMCST.RMCST

EZA1701I >>> DELE CONV/RMCST.RMCST

250 Member RMCST in file RMCST in library CONV deleted.

EZA1460I Command:

EZA1736I QUOTE CRTPF FILE(RMCST) RCDLEN(5650) SIZE(250000 10000)

EZA1701I >>> CRTPF FILE(RMCST) RCDLEN(5650) SIZE(250000 10000)

550-Error occurred on command QSYS/CRTPF FILE(RMCST) RCDLEN(5650)
SIZE(250000 10
550 File RMCST not created in library CONV..

I tried adding the QUOTE before the delete but go the same results.

Any hints on what I'm going wrong?

Rogers

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Simon Coulter
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 9:47 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: FTP z/os dataset to ISERIES library

On 30/08/2009, at 11:35 AM, Laine, Rogers wrote:

The record length=3615 and FB on the Z.

The file on the I is not predefined, it is defined by the FTP job.

You can determine the record length of the created file using the DSPFD
command.

Your problem is caused by not predefining the target file. FTP doesn't
know the record length of the data being sent. The receiving FTP client
has to create a target file to hold the data. For stream files that
easy: each 'record' is ended by an EOL character (or pair) so the data
is simply dumped in the file. For fixed-length records that's harder.
The target has to guess at an appropriate record length. I think the
iSeries FTP server uses 1024 bytes. Thus 3615 / 1024 = 3 records.

What is the syntax of the TYPE command?

Run HELP within your FTP client to see this. It's a standard FTP sub-
command however not all clients support the EBCDIC option. Whether you
get anything 'helpful' depends on the quality of your FTP client.

You can also request server help by using your FTP client's remote help
function. If it doesn't provide one then use quote help.

If the target file ought to have a proper record layout then you should
use DDS or SQL to predefine it, otherwise you can use your FTP client to
create a physical file with the correct record length. See the iSeries
FTP Client help for the QUOTE subcommand and the CRTP special FTP Server
subcommand.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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