Re: Using FileZilla with the AS/400-iSeries-i

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Peter

I got frustrated enough to google on filezilla startup script or 
something like that. I finally ended up at a FileZilla forum at 
http://forum.filezilla-project.org and searched for iseries - that got 
me somewhere. Sometimes its better to be lucky than good.

I too wish there were an option as you describe. They do have several 
different server types but nothing seems to match the i.

The matter of current library - that has to be something documented - I 
suspect that the server still considers the current library to BE the 
current directory, so when you go to path naming, it does not get 
changed. I mean, what would you change it to? best candidate is probably 
the home directory from the user profile.

Vern

Peter Dow wrote:
> Hi Vern,
>
> Actually, I'm curious. Where did you learn about the .xml file and its 
> possible contents?  And I wonder why they don't have a section in the 
> FileZilla options like they do for the local & remote directories?  
> Also, why does it go to the current library instead of your current 
> directory?
>
> *Peter Dow* /
> Dow Software Services, Inc.
> 909 793-9050
> pdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:pdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> /
>
> Vern Hamberg wrote:
>   
> > Hi Peter
> >
> > Sure - only thing I see is, the method I use puts you into your current 
> > library. But you do what you want. If you know where you always want to 
> > start, that's cool. If you always want to end up in the current library, 
> > do what I did. If you want to go to some other place in the IFS 
> > initially, put that in the remote directory, as Rob does.
> >
> > What is the PERL motto? TMTOWTDI? "There's more than one way to do it."
> >
> > I guess I'm still reluctant to use a cute trick (initial CD to an IFS 
> > path name) instead of a specific command. But that's up to y'all.
> >
> > Peter Dow wrote:
> >   
> >     
> > > Hi Vern,
> > >
> > > How about putting /qsys.lib/mylib.lib as the remote directory?  You end 
> > > up using namefmt 1, but you're in the library area.
> > >
> > > *Peter Dow* /
> > > Dow Software Services, Inc.
> > > 909 793-9050
> > > pdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:pdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> /
> > >
> > > Vern Hamberg wrote:
> > >   
> > >     
> > >       
> > > > Now, instead of this, you can set default local and remote directories - 
> > > > set the remote directory to / (root), and the name format will 
> > > > automatically be changed - this is a trick the iSeries does, because it 
> > > > is different from everyone else, by default. I prefer not to do this, 
> > > > since I usually use this to transfer SAVFs, and I'd have to put myself 
> > > > back into the library area again.
> > > >   
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