Re: Process FTP Output log

Charles,
Forget the bet.
Based on your generosity, It will be my pleasure to buy that dinner : )

As you've observed, I actually have most all of what I need because
our current local FTP program does have the FTP output in a source
member - I'd totally over-looked that until today's e-mail exchange.

Definitely, FTPAPI is what we need to start using and your simple
example will be very helpful.

Thanks again!



-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Charles Wilt
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 1:58 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Process FTP Output log

Gary,

I'd be willing to bet a rib dinner that you can get a program that uses
FTP in place quicker than one that properly parses the log file...

Here's a complete program that does a put:

H BNDDIR('FTPAPI') DFTACTGRP(*NO) ACTGRP(*NEW)

/COPY FTPSRC,FTPAPI_H

D Msg S 52A
D sess S 10I 0

* connect to FTP server. If an error occurs,
* display an error message and exit.
c eval sess = ftp_conn('ftpserv.mydomain.com':
c 'myname':
c 'mypassword')
c if sess < 0
c eval Msg = ftp_errorMsg(0)
c dsply Msg
c eval *inlr = *on
c return
c endif

* put the FIPS utility (downloaded in TESTGET program) on
* the FTP server.
c callp ftp_binaryMode(sess: *on)
c if ftp_put(sess: 'fips.exe': '/fips.exe')<0
c eval Msg = ftp_errorMsg(sess)
c dsply Msg
c endif

c callp ftp_quit(sess)
c eval *inlr = *on
c return

Charles


On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:52 PM, Gary Thompson <gthompson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Jeff,
Thanks, I needed that!
Totally over-looked OVRDBF.
I have a copy of FTPAPI and want to implement but I'm in results NOW
mode - and you just saved my life!

And thanks also to Charles - I believe I am on Scott's mailing list so
I'm hoping to circle back because we too need reliability which my
current hack will not address.

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Jeff Young
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 1:43 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Process FTP Output log

Gary,
Others here will suggest that you use Scott Kelments' FTPAPI utility
that will give you finer control and total error handling.
If you want to process the FTP Output Log, I would suggest that you
create a Source File and prior to the FTP command issue an OVRDBF
command as
follows:
OVRDBF FILE(OUTPUT) TOFILE(your file) TOMBR(your member).
The file name OUTPUT is used by FTP to write the output log.


Jeff Young
Sr. Programmer Analyst


On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:38 PM, Gary Thompson <gthompson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I am looking for a quick way to process output FTP session "logs".

We have a "never-ending" job which monitors for customer deliveries
which are ready and creates and sends an EDI 856 ASN (actually an
imitation) via FTP.

One need is to know if the FTP was successful.

This job creates two spool files for each FTP step, one with input
commands and the other with output. During the course of a day
there are over 200 of these files so I need to read the most recent
FTP output spool, which can be identified by the three parts of file:
Name, Device or Queue and User Data.

My current idea is to scan for 'bytes transferred'

I've worked with spool API's but not here and not for some time but
a link to the API name and any/all hints will be much appreciated.
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