RE: CPYTOPCD

["G.R.Srinivas" <srinivasgr@xxxxxxxxx>]

I don't think you could be able to do FTP for stream files. FTP can be
used for members only. I tried to change current library to QDLS in FTP
but it didn't work. 
The only way to get stream files is using Windows explorer.

Srinivas.

--- Buck Calabro <mcalabro@commsoft.net> wrote:
> Vishal,
> Folders, stream files and the IFS are a big source of confusion to a
> lot of
> us.  
> 
> Folders provide two basic functions: 
> 1) Old-fashioned Shared PC disk storage (shared folders)
> 2) OfficeVision support.
> Folders are old-fashioned, have their own security, save and restore
> commands and are slow.  Commands to use with folders include
> CPYTOPCD/CPYFRMPCD, SAVDLO, WRKFLR, WRKDOC.  RPG programs cannot read
> or
> write to a folder without using API's.  These API's are not hard to
> use, but
> are not the same as doing a CHAIN to get a specific record.
> 
> Stream files are typically (not always) stored inside a directory
> called
> QOpenSys.  Stream files can have long file names and are case
> sensitive.
> RPG programs cannot read or write to stream files without API's. 
> Commands
> to use with stream files include: WRKLNK, MOV, CPY,
> CPYFRMSTMF/CPYTOSTMF.
> 
> The IFS is a new way to look at all the disk storage on the AS/400. 
> It is
> similar to a Unix machine.  The root (or lowest level) contains all
> the
> other file systems.  Their names are:
> QDLS - folders
> QSYS - traditional library/file system
> QOpenSys - Unix-like file system
> 
> A good place to find information on these file systems is in the
> OS/400
> Integrated File System Introduction manual, SC41-5711-02 (V4R3)
> 
> For your task, ftp is probably the best way to go.
> 
> Buck Calabro
> Aptis; Albany, NY
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:       Vishal Gupta 
> > Sent:       Tuesday, November 16, 1999 11:46 AM
> > To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> > Subject:    CPYTOPCD 
> > 
> > hi,
> > 
> > I have a Stream file and i have to copy it to Pc.
> > 
> > One way is to use FTP and other i think is to use CPYTOPCD(copy to
> PC 
> > document) cmd. But i don't know how to use this command.
> > when i do this it says no folder or some authority to folder
> problem.
> > 
> > Please tell me how can copy my stream file to pc using the copy to
> pc 
> > document command.Tell me the flow if possible.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Vishal.
> > 
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