RE: Unzipping and FTP

Thanks for all of your help. Ultimately I needed to add the extension
.SAVF on the put command. IOW, Put C:\FTPto400\File File.SAvf

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Crothers [SMTP:Bob2@cstoneindy.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 3:24 PM
> To:   midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject:      RE: Unzipping and FTP
>
> Alison,
>
> Following are the directions I send to my customers on how to transfer
> a save file to your AS/400.
>
> Regards,
> Bob Crothers
> Cornerstone Communications
> http://www.cstoneindy.com
>
>
> Instructions for getting a save file from the PC World to
> your AS/400
>
> Note: Anyplace you see MYSAVF, replace it with the name of the save
> file
> you want to use.  If in the PC world, you see MySavf.Svf, then replace
> it with the name of the file as sent from Cornerstone Communications.
>
> *** AS/400 Side ***
> o Make sure FTP is started on your AS/400.  Issue the command:
>
>       STRTCPSVR SERVER(*FTP)
>
> o Create an empty save file: CRTSAVF QGPL/MYSAVF
>
> *** Windows 95/98/NT side ***
>
> 1. Start a Dos or Command prompt (Start, Programs, Explorer).
>
> 2. Navigate to the directory that you put the file we sent you.
>
> 3. type: "ftp xxxxx" (no quotes) and press enter.  xxxx is the IP
> address or TCP/IP host name of your AS/400.  You will then be
> prompted for a user ID and password.  Enter these in.
>
> 4. Type "binary" (no quotes) and press enter.  This will put you in
> binary transfer mode
>
> 5. Now type:
>       put MySavf.svf QGPL/MYSAVF (replace
>
> And press enter.
> 6. Now type
>       quit
>
> And press enter.
> 7. Type
>         exit
>
> And press enter to exit the command prompt.
>
> 8. You are done with the PC Side.
>
> You can now use RstObj or RstLib to restore the save file.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Alison Sherman-2270
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 2:08 PM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Unzipping and FTP
>
> HI I am having a problem with a vendor. They sent a file as zipped and
> said to unzip and FTP as a Saved File to the AS/400. I did all the
> steps but on the 400 the file is blank.
>
> I must be doing something wrong, but what.
>
>
>
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