Re: Using FTP to transmit a file in the IFS

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

+1 on keeping it simple - exactly right, man!

On 7/15/2014 7:47 AM, Bradley Stone wrote:
> Jeff,
>
> If you're FTPing from your IBMi then just do this:
>
> ftp 'site.name'
> user
> password
> namefmt 1
> cd <remote directory>
> put /path1/path2/filename.ext
> close
>
> optionally you could do:
> ftp 'site.name'
> user
> password
> namefmt 1
> cd <remote directory>
> lcd /path1/path2
> put filename.ext
> close
>
> I think the namefmt 1 is what you're looking for to get out of "library
> mode" on the client side (the IBMi)
>
> Brad
> www.bvstools.com
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 7:20 AM, <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Need some clarification.
> > Who is the client?  For example, if you are running the ftp command from
> > IBM i then IBM i is the client.  However, if you are running ftp from a PC
> > or something else then that is the client.
> > So, if IBM i is the client then locsite namefmt 1 is correct.  Otherwise,
> > locsite is all wrong.
> >
> > Are you sending this from one IBM i to another?  If so, then do not use
> > locsite.  Instead just use namefmt 1.
> >
> >
> > Rob Berendt
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> >
> >
> > From:   Jeff Young <jyoung0950@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To:     Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date:   07/15/2014 08:13 AM
> > Subject:        Using FTP to transmit a file in the IFS
> > Sent by:        "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >
> >
> > I need to transmit a file in a directory in the IFS using FTP from the IBM
> > i server.
> > I have used the locsite namefmt 1 command to set my naming format on the
> > client.
> > When I use the put command, I receive an error indicating an unknown
> > database extension.
> >
> > What am I missing?
> >
> >
> > Jeff Young
> > Sr. Programmer Analyst
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