Re: FTP OPEN command error

[Vernon Hamberg <hambergv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff

At 09:43 AM 5/21/1998 -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?

Similar to Carl's recommendation with redirection of ping's output, you
should be able to redirect ftp's output, too. But you need something that
can read the output file, which is not easy in .bat files. There is no
testing inside ftp scripts themselves, only session-at-a-time output.

HTH

Vernon Hamberg
Systems Software Programmer
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
400 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55401-2499
(612) 371-1111 x480


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