Re: saving Image catalog

CRPence wrote:

ldwopt@xxxxxxx wrote:

I have created a virtual tape environment on a V6R1 system. I have saved the test libraries to the Virtual tape image
catalog. I have tried to FTP the image catalog to a remote PC
system but the "put" command fails due to format issues.

> put /images/tape/backup/vol001 vol001
File name format not valid. Use the format: library/file.member
or file.member.

What is the correct way to FTP the virtual tape image catalog
to a remote PC?

AFaIK the FTP [STRTCPFTP] command still has no "Name Format" parameter on that release; it has been a client & server
application attribute, NAMEFMT() of CHGFTPA.

When the i as FTP client has the name format option established
by default as *LIB [versus *PATH], the FTP PUT subcommand should
be preceded by the site specific subcommand NAMEFMT. In the given
scenario, issue the following request prior to the PUT:
SITE NAMEFMT 0

If the "SITE" subcommand does not prefix the site-specific
subcommand NAMEFMT, then the effect of QUOTE SITE NAMEFMT 0
having been issued implicitly, will be diagnosed as an error on
the server... which both can be confusing and is needless
messaging with the server.

Also, do not forget the BINary to specify IMAGE transfer; noted,
since no mention was made of any subcommands issued prior to the
PUT in the FTP script\session.

Of course [as in other messages], the "NAMEFMT 0" occurrences in the quoted text should have been "NAMEFMT 1". The NAMEFMT(*LIB) which is apparently being defaulted for the client session [per the CHGFTPA setting] is already NAMEFMT 0, and thus the origin for the error message "File name format not valid."

Regards, Chuck