Re: FTP problem

Kevin,

Could you rename the file and then do a get? This would work if the 
application on the Novell server will automatically create the file.

Patrick


At 04:46 PM 7/5/2000 +0000, Kevin Corcoran wrote:
>I have a text file on a Novell Server which is constantly being added to. 
>I have an AS400 program queued to run every 5 minutes which will FTP from 
>the AS400 and GET this file. I then need to clear the server file so that 
>the next time I do a GET I'm only GETting new records. As there is no ftp 
>command for clearing a file how can achieve this? I've thought of DELeting 
>the file and then PUTting an empty version of it back on, but how do 
>ensure that I don't delete any records added to it since the GET? I cannot 
>risk missing out on any records that would otherwise be added to the 
>server file while I am manipulating it. At the moment my only solution is 
>to continually GET all the records and then decide on the AS400 whether or 
>not they have already been processed, then clear the server file on a 
>daily basis, after production is finished. The server file will have 
>maximum 2000 records by the end of the day, so reprocessing the same data 
>over and over will not impact the AS400 too much, but it's not an ideal 
>solution. Does anybody know the 'ideal' solution?
>
>TIA,
>
>Kevin Corcoran.
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