Re: Backup pc files to 400 folder -- MIDRANGE-L

Karl --

It sounds from what you are saying that you are using the FTP client
program on the 400 to connect to the FTP server program on the same
400.  Then, you're asking the 400 FTP server program to go get a file
off of pc02.

I don't think that the 400 can access files on other computers this
way.  It would have to be using something like NetServer but that only
goes the other way around -- it allows PC clients to access AS/400
shared directories and output queues.

In order to do what you want, you'll have to install an FTP server
program on a PC platform that has access to all of the PCs that you need
to get files from.  I think an FTP server program comes with WinNT if
you have one of those boxes.  Otherwise, you can go somewhere like:

        http://www.winfiles.com/apps/98/servers-ftp.html

and get some free FTP servers.

HTH,
Gary

Karl Lauritzen wrote:
> 
> No, we do not have a server, just peer to peer connections.
> 
>  I type ftp on as400 command line
>  I enter my password and userid
>  I tried namefmt 1
>  cd /qdls
>  250 "/QDLS" is current directory.
>  Then enter below
> 
>  get \\pc02\mydocu~1\tdiagts.prn /karl
>  227 Entering Passive Mode (10,1,0,100,4,7).
>  501 File name too long; limit is 8 characters: \\pc02\mydocu~1\tdiagts
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary L Peskin <garyp@firstech.com>
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Date: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 3:19 PM
> Subject: Re: Backup pc files to 400 folder
> 
> >Karl --
> >
> >When you use the FTP client on the 400, it is trying to talk to an FTP
> >server on the PC.  Do you have an FTP server program running on the PC?
> >
> >Also, you may need to use the NAMEFMT 1 command to enable IFS names on
> >the 400 client.
> >
> >Can you please include the FTP command you are using.  Also, any
> >subcommands if other than
> >
> > get \\Pc02\c:\mydocu~1\test.doc \\My400\QDLS\myfolder
> >
> >Also, the exact text of the error message.
> >
> >--
> >Gary L Peskin
> >The Firstech Corporation
> >+1.323.658.1146
> >http://www.simdate.com
> >
> >
> >> Karl Lauritzen wrote:
> >>
> >> Can you copy pc files (word docs,excel etc) to a pc folder and have
> >> the 400 back it up? If so can you restore and they are useable?
> >>
> >> We tried to get the 400 ftp to get docs from a pc to the 400 and it
> >> keeps giving us command too long. It expects all paths to be a certain
> >> length.
> >>
> >> We tried get \\Pc02\c:\mydocu~1\test.doc \\My400\QDLS\myfolder
> >>
> >> This is also why when I ftp files back/forth from/to the 400 I use ftp
> >> on the pc not the 400.
> >>
> >> What are we doing wrong?
> >>
> >> Karl Lauritzen
> >> Second Vice-President
> >> Application Development
> >> 254-756-5531 x129 voice
> >> 254-399-0937  fax
> >> www.natlloyds.com
> >> klauritzen@mail2.texnet.net
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