Re: FTP OPEN command error

[Carl Galgano <cgalgano@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff:
You might try pinging the AS400 in a batch file prior to running your ftp
client.  You could redirect the output to a file and then check the
contents of the file to see if the ping was sucessful or not.  Just a thought.

try:

PING as400.dilgard.com > results.txt

Check results.txt to see if the ping was good.

Just a thought.
Carl

At 09:43 AM 5/21/98 -0500, you wrote:
>This isn't _exactly_ an AS/400 question, but close enough. <g>
>
>I have a DOS machine connected to the AS/400 via TCP/IP.  The PC
>randomly FTPs files to and from the AS/400.  On Wednesday nights we
>IPL.  During that IPL, that PC may try an FTP, starting with the
>command:
>
>       open as400.dilgard.com
>
>Is there a way to test and see if that command fails?  And therefore
>delay the FTPing from the PC?
>
>Thanks.
>
>-- 
>-Jeff
>
>jlcrosby@fwi.com
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