Re: ftp command fails in batch bound program

[Bruce Vining <bruce.vining@xxxxxxxxx>]

FTP uses the display station for command INPUT and message OUTPUT so this
needs to be overridden for use in batch mode

On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 7:38 AM Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It just seems weird that it would throw the CPD0772 message.  But it
> clearly states that.  Odd.
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> For anyone that looked at this the solution was related to the OVRDBF and
> DLTOVR commands
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> This document explains the issue;
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> https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/problems-ile-batch-ftp-programs-and-activation-groups
>
> The OVRDBF required;  OVRSCOPE(*CALLLVL)
>
> And the DLTOVR needed to be change to;   LVL(*)
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> Cheers
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> Date:   11/01/2020 05:46 PM
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> Can anyone shed any light as to why the FTP command will work in a CL
> program but not in a bound program.
>
> I had a CL Program that ran a FTP script and I needed some date
> calculations so I added calls to  CEELOCT and CEEDATE and some service
> program procedures
>
> Now to compile I create a module then create the program from that module
> including the binding directory for the service program.
>
> Now when the FTP command executes I get error CPD0772 Program contains
> commands only valid when run interactively.
>
> The line generating that error is FTP RMTSYS(*INTNETADR)
> INTNETADR('XXX.130.172.130')
>
> System is V7R3 and fairly recent (November 2019) on PTF's
>
> If I call the program interactively it works fine but running in batch is
> where I get this error.
>
> The FTP command when dspcmd shows two proxy chains;
> QSYS/FTP
> QTCP/FTP
>
> If I do dspcmd qsys/ftp I see the same proxy chain
>
> If I do dspcmd qtcp/ftp I see the command is allowed to execute in;
> *IMOD      *BMOD      *IREXX
> *BREXX     *BPGM      *IPGM
> *EXEC      *INTERACT  *BATCH
>
> So I am obviously missing something - any ideas ?
>
> Thank you for any suggestions
>
> Don Brown
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