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

Thanks Gary..what you say makes perfect sense once I read your post. You are
right we do not have a server.
Thanks again.
 Sometimes the obvious escapes me.


----- Original Message -----
From: Gary L Peskin <garyp@firstech.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: Backup pc files to 400 folder


> 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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