RE: FTP from PC to AS400

[Scott Mildenberger <Smildenber@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On my PC I have to use the command c:\windows\ftp to run ftp, you may have
to do the same.  Search for ftp.exe to see where it lives.

Scott Mildenberger

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bale, Dan [SMTP:DBale@lear.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 8:27 AM
> To:   'RPG400-L@midrange.com'
> Subject:      RE: FTP from PC to AS400
> 
> On this subject...  In a previous shop (Windows 95), I was able to use FTP
> on the PC side to put / get files to / from the AS/400.  I used the Run
> command from the Start menu, just entered FTP and I'd get a DOS-like,
> character based entry screen, much like the one you get when you run FTP
> on
> the AS/400.  
> 
> My new shop uses Windows NT 4.0 (my first experience with this) and trying
> to run FTP from the PC side triggers MS Internet Explorer and brings up a
> error window in the browser window that states: "Internet Explorer cannot
> open the internet site ftp://ftp/.  The site was not found.  Make sure the
> address is correct and try again."
> 
> What am I missing here?  On the Run command line, I have tried both just
> "FTP" and "FTP as400hostname" with the same results.  Is this solvable by
> installing & using something like WARFTP like someone else mentioned here
> yesterday?
> 
> Oh, and I have never figured out how to use FTP on the AS/400 to send /
> get
> files to / from the PC.  What do you use for a system name or address?
> How
> do you find that out?
> 
> TIA,
> Dan Bale
> 
> 
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