Re: Ping via FTP?

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can use an OVRDBF OUTPUT to get the ftp output to a source member, or 
OVRPRTF OUTPUT QPRINT to make it go to a spooled file. Execute the override 
before the FTP command. The DLTOVR OUTPUT if needed.

At 06:14 PM 1/27/2003 -0600, you wrote:
> I need to check that some external FTP servers are running. (FWIW, various EDI
> FTP servers over an ANX connection). However, the routers and firewalls block
> ping requests.
>
> >From the command line, I can do an FTP 'w.x.y.z' and look at the resulting
> screen, it usually says "Welcome ..." or "Connection failed." That's all I
> would need to see, then F3 to exit the session.
>
> If I get a Connection failed, then I could send emails to our shippers and IT
> folks up the line.
>
> Is there an easy way to capture/parse the connection messages? I want to
> schedule this type of job to run every 10-15 minutes.
>
> pgm
> ftp 'blah'
> /* look through the ftp logs */
> /* if the first output is Connection to host failed... */
> snddst...
> endpgm
>
> Thanks,
> Loyd