RE: FTP from an RPG program

["Phil" <sublime78ska@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, you can do that. I do it frequently.  But the IP address has to have
quotes around it unless you're using a host name.  Just like from a
commandline.

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com]On
> Behalf Of Bartell, Aaron L. (TC)
> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 6:53 PM
> To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: FTP from an RPG program
>
>
> I know how to dynamically build an FTP script in an RPG program and then
> execute that script from a CL program with the FTP CL command, but I am
> wondering if I can do a QCMDEXC from within a RPG program and get the same
> results?
>
> I am basically trying to take all of the FTP processes out of the
> CL program
> and put it into the RPG program for reasons I don't wish to take
> the time to
> explain.
>
> Here is what I am doing, but it doesn't seem to be executing the FTP
> command.
>
>          qCmdCmd = 'OVRDBF FILE(INPUT) TOFILE(QTEMP/QFTPSRC)
> MBR(FTPSCRIPT)';
>          exsr $qCmdExc;
>
>          qCmdCmd = 'FTP RMTSYS(172.99.99.99)';
>          exsr $qCmdExc;
>
>        . . .
>
>      C     $qCmdExc      BEGSR
>      C                   call      'QCMDEXC'                            01
>      C                   parm                    qCmdCmd
>      C                   parm                    qCmdLen
>      C                   ENDSR
>
> note: Member FTPSCRIPT does have FTP commands in it to process.
>
> Anybody got any suggestions,
> Aaron Bartell
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