FTP mainframe file to server



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FTP mainframe file to server

Postby bperkows » Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:02 am

Is there a way to FTP a file from the mainframe to a server and include the current date as a part of the server file name. I have accomplished this on other platforms, but not from the mainframe.

Any advice is appreciated.
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Re: FTP mainframe file to server

Postby Robert Sample » Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:06 am

Sure -- have a process (in Unix, or a programming language, or REXX, or ...) create the FTP commands (including the date) in one step, then the next step will be the FTP executing the commands created in the previous step.
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Re: FTP mainframe file to server

Postby bperkows » Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:11 am

Thanks for your response. I did find something like that and I am checking it, now. Again,
thanks.
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Re: FTP mainframe file to server

Postby steve-myers » Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:14 am

Mr. Sample's solution is the way to do it. The FTP command on the mainframe would be

PUT mainframe-dataset-name server-file-name

where you would incorporate today's date in the server-file-name string.
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Re: FTP mainframe file to server

Postby bperkows » Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:20 am

Thanks, Steve.
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