Re: Get in FTPAPI succeeds but file is empty

[Thomas Garvey <tgarvey@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, by manually I mean using the IBM FTP client on the same IBM i where 
I am using FTPAPI.

Here are the FTPAPI commands I'm sending...

ftp_logging(ftp: *on);

ftp = ftp_conn('ftpsite.com' : 'username' : 'password' );

DirToUse = 'ftpsite.com/downloads/Spec-Directory/ ';
if ftp_chdir(ftp: DirToUse ) < 0;
  Msg = ftp_errorMsg(ftp);
  ftp_quit(ftp);
  *InLR = *on;
  return;
endif;

ftp_binaryMode(ftp: *on);

FileToGet = 'SPECFILE68.bin';
WhereToPut = 'upisavf   (replace' ;
if ftp_get(ftp: FileToGet : WhereToPut  ) < 0;
  Msg = ftp_errorMsg(ftp);
  ftp_quit(ftp);
  *inlr = *on;
  return;
endif;

ftp_quit(ftp);


Here's the commands from the log...
0: FTPAPI version 2.3 released on 2010-05-27
0: 220 ProFTPD 1.3.3g Server (Main FTP Server) [71.18.107.138]
0: > USER username
0: 331 Password required for username
0: > PASS **********
0: 230 User username logged in
0: > CWD ftpsite.com/downloads/Spec-Directory/
0: 250 CWD command successful
0: > TYPE I
0: 200 Type set to I
0: > PORT 192,168,0,5,50,144
0: 200 PORT command successful
0: > RETR SPECFILE68.bin
0: 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for SPECFILE68.bin (15434496
bytes)
0: 226 Transfer complete
0: > QUIT
0: 221 Goodbye.

The only thing I see different between the 'manual' method and the log 
from FTPAPI is I don't see a message about PASV mode being entered.  I'm 
ignorant of what that might mean, or if it's pertinent.

Thanks for any advice, Scott.

Thomas Garvey


On 2/25/2014 2:53 PM, Scott Klement wrote:
> When you say "doing this manually", I assume you mean that you're using
> the IBM FTP client instead of FTPAPI.
>
> Can you tell me how to reproduce the problem?
>
>
> On 2/25/2014 2:45 PM, Thomas Garvey wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Using Scott Klement's FTPAPI Service program I am downloading a file
> > from an ftp site to a save file on our IBM i system.  The GET command
> > succeeds but the receiving save file is empty.
> > When I do the steps manually, it works.  When issued as procedure calls
> > using FTPAPI the file is empty.
> >
> > What am I missing?
> >
> >
> > (Yes, I use the binary command and the (replace on the get command).
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thomas Garvey