Re: FTP with as400 commands

[Patrick Townsend <townsend@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob,

I will work from the PC side if you use the quote command:

     quote rcmd as400-command-string

At least, this works from my NT (reboot twice a day) workstation.

Patrick

Bob Cozzi wrote:
> 
> The RCMD FTP command only works if you're doing an AS/400 to AS/400 FTP. It
> doesn't work when you're on a PC client running FTP on an AS/400 server.
> Right?
> 
> Bob Cozzi
> www.rpgiv.com
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Patrick Townsend <townsend@patownsend.com>
> To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 11:03 PM
> Subject: Re: FTP with as400 commands
> 
> > Karl,
> >
> > You can use the rcmd FTP subcommand to run the file build and report
> > print functions all in the same session:
> >
> >     open x.x.x.x   /* connect to the AS/400 */
> >     user username
> >     pass password
> >     quote rcmd crtpf qgpl/myfile rcdlen(132) /* create the file */
> >     quote rcmd call mylib/mypgm /* print a report and copy to file */
> >     get mylib/myfile c:\mydir\myfile.txt
> >     quit
> >
> > Of course, you could probably put all of the logic in one CL program and
> > just call it, then pick up the file with the get statement....
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> > Karl Lauritzen wrote:
> > >
> > > I thought I saw once you can run as400 commands via FTP?
> > >
> > > Here is what I am trying to accomplish. I need to build a PF on my as400
> ,
> > > print a report and then FTP this file to a users PC and copy a floppy to
> > > send with report.
> > >
> > > I can get the batch file to run my ftp via DOS batch file but I cannot
> see
> > > how to run my program.
> > >
> > > Yes I could have user run rpt/pgm on 400 then run my ftp but this just
> > > sounds much cooler and that way the user does not have to remember to
> run
> > > rpt.
> > >
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