Re: Continuing FTP script statement. -- MIDRANGE-L

Title: Continuing FTP script statement.

Okay Mike,

I have two thoughts here. First, since the early days of System/38 CPF there has been a way to put a bunch of CL commands into a source member and then submit a job to execute them without creating a CLP. I think it was SBMDBJOB but it's been awhile. Anyway, you could FTP your command source to the target AS/400 and then you can SBM a job to execute the CL commands in the member.

Second, your assumption that this is the best way to do this is a little flawed in that this is the FIRST thing I recommend anyone turning the FTP demon on protect against in there Exit Program.

Jeffrey M. Silberberg

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----- Original Message -----

From: Pantzopoulos, Mike

To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'

Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 10:31 PM

Subject: RE: Continuing FTP script statement.

No there's not, but then I'd have to create the command on the other machine. Something I can't gurantee will always be possible. The beauty of the RCMD is that it seems to allow access to the full range of OS/400 commands which all AS400s will have. To run my command remotely I would have to ensure all our clients have access to the new wrapper command which seems to defeat the purpose of FTP.

Anyway, I created a new source file with a record length of 240 bytes to get the full RSTOBJ parameters in one line and it works fine. It's still a limitied solution thought, cos somewhere, someday, somehow the limit will be hit. Thanks for replying though.

-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Lovelady [mailto:dennis@lovelady.com]
Sent: Wednesday, 28 March 2001 12:53
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Continuing FTP script statement.

Hi, Mike:

Is there a reason you cannot create a CLP that will run your ridiculously long AS/400 command, and then just QUOTE RCMD that?

Just a thought.

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----- Original Message -----

From: Pantzopoulos, Mike

To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'

Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 8:22 PM

Subject: Continuing FTP script statement.

I need to run a longish command to restore a save file after an FTP transfer and the AS400 command statement along with the QUOTE and RCMD verbs is longer than the standard source file record length of 80 bytes.

Is there a way of continuing a script line over two source lines or do I have to create a ridiculously long record length to cater for large script statements?

Thanks in advance,

Mike Pantzopoulos