RE: FTP and variables

 I had a similar program need this is what I did, it may not be the best of
solutions.
What I am doing is on the as/400 when the user pressed a cmd key I take a
var that they enter and go to another network on our lan to get that var.txt
file and bring it back to the as/400.  Hope this helps.

1.  In CL on the 400 I create a cmd that has the two system names I am
getting the files from.  file.bat is the bat file on the IFS, and field.txt
is the file I am grabbing from the other system on the network.  I replace
'field' with the variable name I want (ie. date in your case)

2. file.bat - copies the file I send in from the CL and copies it to a
generic name file.  I then ftp this file up to the as/400. 

3. Is the file containing the ftp steps



1.
*************** Beginning of data *********************************
             PGM        PARM(&var)                              
             DCL        VAR(&var) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(2)            
             DCL        VAR(&CMD) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(100)             
             CHGVAR     VAR(&CMD) +                                
                          VALUE('\\ifssystem\dir\file.bat +
                              \\othersystem\dir\field.txt')
                                                      
                                 
             CHGVAR     (%SST(&CMD 36 2)) VALUE(&var)           
             STRPCO                                                
             MONMSG     MSGID(IWS4010)                             
             STRPCCMD   PCCMD(&CMD) PAUSE(*NO)                     
                                         
ENDPGM  



2.                                       
FILE.BAT:
COPY %1 \\system\dir\genericfile.TXT
ftp -s:\\system\dir\file.txt
exit


3.
genericfile.txt
open (ip address)       
user
password
put c:\dir\genericfile.txt library/destinationfile.mbr
quit
                 
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Jeff Burcher
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 2:24 PM
To: MIDRANGE-L (E-mail)
Subject: FTP and variables


Hi,

I am trying to automate sending spool files to a FTP Server from our AS400.
The only real problem I am encountering is using a variable for the PC file
name. The main reason for using a variable is I want to include the date as
part of the file name. Is there a way to use a variable in the FTP PUT
command or perhaps there is another way around this?


Thanks,

Jeff Burcher
AS/400 Programmer
GMA/CBCC
jburcher@cbcolcntr.com

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