Re: IFS, not quite Integrated Was: Unix??? was: ftp: mget specifying path names

[John Jones <chianime@xxxxxxxxx>]

So it appears you still have to do all the old BS.  Probably because you're
putting a ".file" but the i doesn't know what kind of file to create - PF,
SAVF, etc.  When the file pre-exists the i is merely adding data to an
existing object that it knows the attributes of.

On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 3:09 PM, <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> <snip>
> Pre-create the save file and replace
> the ".savf" with ".file" on the name specification.
> </snip>
>
> Sounds a lot like
> <snip>
> Doing all that BS we used to have to do with namefmt 0, like making sure
> the save file already exists and whatnot doesn't help.
> </snip>
>
> But maybe I misheard you. So I verified I used .file instead of .savf
> > cd /qsys.lib/rob.lib
>   250 Directory changed to /qsys.lib/rob.lib
> > locsite namefmt 1
>   Client NAMEFMT is 1.
> > lcd /qsys.lib/rob.lib
>   Local working directory is /QSYS.LIB/ROB.LIB
> > bin
>   200 Command TYPE okay.
> > put rob.file
>   229 Entering Passive Mode (|||24356|)
>   150 File status okay; about to open data connection.
>   Unable to send data to server.
>   551 /qsys.lib/rob.lib/rob: Error on output file.
>   501 Invalid character in command
>
>
> Rob Berendt
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>
> From:   CRPence <CRPbottle@xxxxxxxxx>
> To:     midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx,
> Date:   02/01/2013 03:15 PM
> Subject:        Re: IFS, not quite Integrated  Was: Unix??? was: ftp: mget
> specifying      path names
> Sent by:        midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 01 Feb 2013 11:45, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > The ftp server I am replacing the IBM i native ftp server with does
> > not support the /qsys.lib part of the IFS.
> > I can do a
> > put /mypcdir/downloaded.savf /someIfsDirectory.dir/downloaded.savf
> > but I can't
> > put /mypcdir/downloaded.savf /qsys.lib/mylib.lib/downloaded.savf
> >
> > Doing all that BS we used to have to do with namefmt 0, like making
> > sure the save file already exists and whatnot doesn't help. Gives me
> > a invalid character error even though you can use dots and slashes
> > outside of the qsys.lib file system.
>
>    The ".savf" file extension for the /qsys.lib file system is an
> extension of the IBM i FTP server.  Pre-create the save file and replace
> the ".savf" with ".file" on the name specification.
>
>    put /mypcdir/downloaded.savf /qsys.lib/mylib.lib/downloaded.file
>
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> Regards, Chuck
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