Re: FTP Question

["Jim Franz" <jfranz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Have the person sending the file via FTP issue a QUOTE RCMD which allows
you
> to run a command on the AS/400.  Tell them to run a SMBJOB command that
> fires off a pgm to process that file they just sent.

would strongly suggest if this is not in-house between your own systems,
that giving
remote cmd capability to a "partner" is not secure
jim (the paranoid)

>
> Example of what would be in the FTP script:'QUOTE RCMD commandstring'
> I got the above off of this link:
> http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l/199712/msg00032.html
>
> Aaron Bartell
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AprAlexa@aol.com [mailto:AprAlexa@aol.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 2:54 PM
> To: Rpg400-L@midrange.com
> Subject: FTP Question
>
>
> Is there a way to tell the AS400 a file as been received on a separate
> server and is ready for processing?  I have a customer who will be sending
> me data via FTP to an NT Server.  Once the file is on the server I would
> like it to send something to the AS400 to tell it data has arrived so the
> AS400 can retreive the data and begin running the jobs. Any ideas?
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