Re: Writing a SFTP script from a RPG program

[Scott Klement <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You might also consider using a tool like my (open-access or SPECIAL 
file based) UNIXCMD tool to run this sort of thing from RPG.

The only down-side is it's an extra program to install on your system. 
But, it makes it MUCH easier to write this stuff from RPG, and you can 
process the results directly (no need to write the screen data to a file 
and then read that file.. just read the output directly into your 
program with a normal RPG READ statement.)

UNIXCMD is open source, free, and I don't get anything for you using it 
(aside from the satisfaction of having helped someone).  But if you're 
interested, you'll find it here:
http://www.scottklement.com/unixcmd


On 2/2/2017 10:24 AM, Vernon Hamberg wrote:
> And in RPG you can use either QCMDEXC or system() API to execute the QSH
> command with its parameter string, as in the CL.
>
> On 2/2/2017 10:19 AM, Michael Ryan wrote:
> > Here's how I invoke sftp from CL:
> >
> > CHGVAR     VAR(&SFTPCMD) VALUE('/QOpenSys/usr/bin/' +
> >               *CAT &SFTP *BCAT '-vvv -b +
> >               /<somedir>/Script/<somescript>.txt' *BCAT +
> >               <somehost> *BCAT '>> +
> >               /<somedir><somelogfile>.txt 2>&1')
> >
> > QSH        CMD(&SFTPCMD)
> >
> > <somescript> is on the IFS in a directory. You could use the IFS routines
> > to write the script file, or write the command to a phsyical file and use
> > CPYTOSTMF to copy it to the IFS. You could probably use your existing FTP
> > script program. Both FTP and sFTP use gets and puts and stuff.
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Guy Henza <guyhenza@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > I have a RPG program writing a FTP script and executing it.  Now
> > > management says it needs to be SFTP.
> > >
> > > I understand that it runs from QSH and it runs on the IFS.
> > >
> > > I will not be in charge of getting SFTP working just the program to
> > > write
> > > and execute the script.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any sample code they would be willing to share?
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Guy Henza
> > > guyhenza@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:guyhenza@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
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