Re: Get in FTPAPI succeeds but file is empty

Yes, when doing it manually, I do specify the 'WhereToPut' file, as follows, all on one ftp command line...

get SPECFILE68.bin upisavf (replace

My understanding of the ftp_get parameters are ...
FTP_Get(): Retrieve a file from FTP server

peSocket = Session ID returned by FTP_open / FTP_Conn
peRemote = filename to request from FTP server.
peLocal = filename to store file on local server.
(MUST BE IN IFS-STYLE FORMAT = NAMEFMT 1)
If not passed, the peRemote filename is used.

If my problem is that the peLocal parameter is not in NAMEFMT 1, then where is the file? It should be named SPECFILE68.bin, correct?

Pressing on,

Thomas Garvey


On 2/25/2014 3:22 PM, Vernon Hamberg wrote:

You have a different file name on your end - upisavf, right? In your
WhereToPut variable. When doing this manually, you don't specify a file
on this end - it will be SPECFILE68.BIN.

What am I missing?

On 2/25/2014 3:17 PM, Thomas Garvey wrote:

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