Re: FTP a Save File. -- RPG400-L

The converting to a physical file was a technique used to tranfer data to PC
files before FTP came into common usage.  Since you can't download a SAVF
using PC Support, the file had to be converted to a PF before downloading.
Then the reverse is done for the upload.

Does anyone know if a v3r1 box can do binary FTP?  I have en E45 that no
longer has an ethernet card in it.  Can a dial up session to an ISP be set
up to do binary FTP?  For some reason I seem to remember that this machine
could do FTP but not binary.

Thanks.


-----Original Message-----
From: Frantisek Barta <barta.f@pbsvb.cz>
To: 'RPG400-L@midrange.com' <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Date: Friday, April 02, 1999 2:34 AM
Subject: RE: FTP a Save File.


>Hello
>
>I use FTP for transfer sources and programs -
>make SAVF,  FTP to PC, make ZIP file, send by e-mail as attachement,
>unZIP, FTP to AS/400 to prepared and cleared SAVF, restore object.
>Transfer O.K.    OS/400 V3R7
>
>Why do you convert SAVF to PF before sending by FTP ?
>Is it necessary for something ?
>
>                                               Frantisek
>
>----------
>From : David Shea[SMTP:dshea@arctools.com]
>Sent: 1. dubna 1999 21:56
>To: RPG400-L@midrange.com; JonErickson@VikingIndustries.com
>Subscribe: Re: FTP a Save File.
>
>>This may or may not apply to this situation...
>
>>I don't know if you can FTP a save file (SAVF), but you should be able to
>>FTP a physical file (PF).  I've used a technique in the past to email
AS/400
>>libraries by doing a SAVOBJ to a SAVF, then converting the SAVF to a PF,
>>then downloading the PF to a PC, then ZIPping the PC file, then attaching
>>the zipped file to an email....  believe it or not, it usually survives
the
>>trip.
>
>>It requires some CL and RPG to be created on the As/400 to convert the
>SAVF
>>to the PF one record at a time.  I'd be happy to send you the source code.
>>The PF involved is, in fact, 528 bytes long.
>
>>This method works great for software distribution.  It's a pain in the
>><neck> to set up the first time, but once it's created (the SAVF to PF
>>conversion tools) it's relatively easy.
>
>>If anyone would like a copy, please send me an email to
>dshea@arctools.com .
>>I don't know if the list would allow me to send out a message with
>>attachments (nor do I know if the moderator would think it's a good idea).
>
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>
>
>

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