RE: FTP Strange One - V5R1

Why not have the 400 control it and use a get of the file from the pc

Mark Allen
I.S. Manager
Wilkes Telephone & Electric
A Dycom Company
Phone: (706) 678-9565
Email: allenmark@nu-z.net
http://www.nu-z.net




:-----Original Message-----
:From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
:[mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com] On Behalf Of vhamberg@attbi.com
:Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 5:44 PM
:To: midrange-l@midrange.com
:Subject: Re: FTP Strange One - V5R1
:
:
:You COULD create an exe on the PC that runs the script
:with output redirected to a .txt, then scan the file for
:return codes.
:
:ftp host -s:script > output.txt
:
:Or maybe DOS batch files can scan - it's been awhile.
:
:Alternatively, this could be a candidate for FTP exit
:program use - no need then to SBMJOB. I'm not sure,
:though, about notification of failure to the PC.
:> I've got a strange one that began after installing V5R1 a few weeks
:> ago.
:>
:> In brief, we have a PC running DOS 6.22 that receives orders
:from our
:> sales reps laptops.  The PC is connected to the AS/400 via ethernet.
:> These orders are put into a text file ("TORDER.DAT") and
:FTP'ed to the
:> IFS.  Immediately after the FTP PUT command, the PC issues a SBMJOB
:> command to the AS/400 that processes these orders.
:>
:> The first thing the submitted job does is a RNM of "TORDER.DAT" to
:> "Jnnnnnn.DAT" where nnnnnn is the AS/400 job number.  This
:happens at
:> least 30 times _per day_.  About 2-3 times per week the RNM
:will fail
:> with CPFA0A9 Object not found meaning TORDER.DAT does not
:exist.  If I
:> look at the IFS it is indeed not there.  This would likely
:indicate to
:> me the FTP PUT command failed.  I don't know any way to capture at
:> that PC if the PUT has failed and I'm never there to see it.
:>
:> Can anyone think of something that may have changed with V5R1 that
:> would cause almost random FTP failures?  Changing from V4R5
:to V5R1 is
:> the only thing different, so I'm presuming that is the first
:place to
:> look.
:>
:> Thanks.
:>
:> --
:> Jeff Crosby
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