Re: Using multi-member PF for FTP script

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ray

One idea I've used is to have a QMQRY that replaces a line in a script - I 
have a shell with all the lines I need that I copy to a temporary member, 
maybe in QTEMP, maybe in the same file. Then STRQMQRY to replace anything I 
need to. STRQMQRY can have substitution variables, which could be your file 
name.

So, something like

cpyf ftpscripts ftpscripts shell temp mbropt(*replace)
ovrdbf ftpscripts ftpscripts temp
strqmqry yourqry setvar((filename &file))
dltovr ftpscripts
ovrdbf input ftpscripts temp
ftp ip-address
dltovr input

Another option could use QShell, I think, with grep or sed, to replace a 
marker with the filename. Again, you'd want to copy the shell to a temp 
member, so as not to change the shell.

hth

VERN

At 04:33 AM 7/9/2003 +0000, you wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Is it a best practice to use multi-member Physical File for FTP script for 
> multiple file transfer?
> Each member in the PF contains FTP script for different files.
> Files need to be transfered from a non-AS/400 server to the IFS using a 
> auto batch CL.
>
> Is there any other way so that we can avoid hardcoding the file name in 
> FTP script and use a single
> FTP script for all different files?
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance.