Re: FTPing to the IFS root directory

[John Ross <jross-ml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am assuming you are using the AS400 as the FTP client (meaning you are 
starting the FTP session from the AS400) I am also assuming the foreign 
server has an FTP server and you have authority to the remote directory 
and the FTP allows access to the remote directory

CD is the command to change the directory on the FTP (Foreign) server.
LCD is the command to change the directory on the FTP client (in this 
case the AS400)

If the AS400 is the client you do NOT want to use
QUOTE SITE NAMEFMT 1
you want to use
SITE NAMEFMT 1
The QUOTE sends the command to the remote server.

As a side note if you are using AS400's for client and server
NAMEFMT 1  or 0 (0 gets you back to the AS400 format)
changes both AS400's to that format

you could also use the directory in the get command.

For more see
http://www.davelozinski.com/training/ftp/
and
http://faq.midrange.com/data/cache/67.html

John Ross


Mike Skvarenina wrote:

> Thanks, it worked.  Now on to the next problem.  I'm actually trying to
> login to a foreign server (non iSeries), and GET a file from a directory
> on the foreign server and place it into a directory on my IFS root.
>
> With what you showed me below, I can change to my local IFS directory
> but I can seem to determine how to GET a file off the foreign server and
> transfer it to the IFS.  I'm guessing it's using the GET command, I just
> can't seem to figure out how to reference the sub directory on the
> foreign server.