Re: Get in FTPAPI succeeds but file is empty

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