AS/400 Batch FTP (Was Re: Strategy for FTP transfers)

["Chuck Morehead" <cbmorehead@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Here is a summary for batch ftp on the AS/400.

1.  Create a source file with (at least) two members.  The first will be for
the script, the second for the log.  In this example I will use file
CBMOREHEAD/FTP with members SCRIPT and LOG.

2.  In the SCRIPT member place your FTP script.  The first line will need to
contain the user name and password you wish to log on to the FTP server
with.  These should be separated by spaces.  E.g.:
myuser  mypassword
cd mydir
get myfile
quit

3.  In your CL program override files INPUT and OUTPUT to the SCRIPT and LOG
members.  E.g.:
OVRDBF  FILE(INPUT)  TOFILE(FTP)  MBR(SCRIPT)
OVRDBF  FILE(OUTPUT)  TOFILE(FTP)  MBR(LOG)

4.  I also clear the log member each time:
CLRPFM  CBMOREHEAD/FTP  LOG

5.  In your CL program either FTP SYSTEMNAME  (if you have a DNS server or
have a host table entry for the system name) or FTP n.n.n.n, where n.n.n.n
is the IP address of the FTP server.  This will cause the AS/400 to log into
the FTP server with the user and password in member SCRIPT and then execute
the FTP commands in member SCRIPT.  A log of the results of this FTP session
are placed in member LOG.

6.  I then write a program to read member LOG and take action based on
whatever errors it finds.




+---
| This is the Midrange System Mailing List!
| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com.
| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com.
| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com
+---