Re: FTP file transfer from a CL Pgm

[Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx>]

The AS/400 command has two optional files.  They are called INPUT and OUTPUT.  
The purpose of INPUT is to send a series of FTP subcommands.  Here is an email 
I keep around:

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From:  phcoffin[SMTP:MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com]
Sent:  Monday, July 28, 1997 5:02 PM
To:  ROB; midrange-l
Subject:  Batch FTP


From: Peter H. Coffin
Database Marketing Tools Team
T/L 665-6298 (414-223-6298) phcoffin@vnet.ibm.com
Subject: Batch FTP
Rob writes:

...
The problem being, 'How do I
automate the receiving of files to my AS/400 from the Internet?'
...
Does anyone have some clues as to how to do FTP with the AS/400 in batch?

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You build a database file containing the commands that you want to have
ftp execute, or use SEU to build a source file with those commands. (It
doesn't matter whether you use a *SRC or *DATA file.) You override the
default input using OVRDBF (think "pipe") like

OVRDBF     FILE(INPUT)  TOFILE(MYLIB/MYFTPCMD)

and then start the transfer like

FTP        RMTSYS('ftp.apple.com')

and then clear the overrride when the transfer is done.

You can also put the password next to the user ID separated by a space
in the command file like "JOEUSER JOES4PW", which will automate your
last step, with the drawback of having a plaintext password kicking
around in a file.





athaines@creativefoam.com on 08/14/98 10:04:21 AM
Please respond to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet
To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet
cc:      
Subject:        FTP  file transfer from a CL Pgm

OK, I think this should be and easy one.

Is it posible to initiate a file transfer between two AS/400s uses an FTP 
command inside a submitted CL prg?  How do I account for the USER ID and 
PASSWORD?   I'm trying to automate the transfer as much as posible. Currently 
we are using the Broderick file transfer programs to send the files and it 
seems to be working just fine. We also need to submit a job on the remote 
system after the file is sent. is there a command for that as well? I just 
thought it would be nice to utilize the speed of our TCP/IP connection between 
the two systems.  Does anyone have some working samples they would like to 
share?

------------------------------------------------
Tony Haines
Administrator IS Operations
Creative Foam Corporation
Fenton, Michigan

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