Example: Create the FTP input file (FTCPDMS)

The FTP input file must contain all the FTP client subcommands necessary to connect and log on to the server, set up and complete the file transfers, close the server connection, and end the client session. The following example shows the subcommands used for transferring files to two different remote systems.

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Figure 1. Transferring files to two remote systems

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   |  Columns . . . :    1  71           Browse                     GERRYLIB/QCLSRC   | 
   |  SEU==>                                                                FTPCMDS   | 
   |  FMT **  ...+... 1 ...+... 2 ...+... 3 ...+... 4 ...+... 5...+... 6 ...+... 7    | 
   |         *************** Beginning of data*************************************   | 
   | 0001.00 gwil ****                                                                | 
   | 0002.00 close                                                                    | 
   | 0003.00 open sysnamrs                                                            | 
   | 0004.00 user root root                                                           | 
   | 0005.00 ascii                                                                    | 
   | 0006.00 syscmd dltf file(gerrylib/rs6)                                           | 
   | 0007.00 get /Itsotest gerrylib/rs6.rs6                                           | 
   | 0008.00 close                                                                    | 
   | 0009.00 open mvax                                                                | 
   | 0010.00 user tester tester                                                       | 
   | 0011.00 get screen1.file gerrylib/vax.vax (replace                               | 
   | 0012.00 close                                                                    | 
   | 0013.00 open sysnam02                                                            | 
   | 0014.00 user gwil ****                                                           | 
   | 0015.00 ebcdic                                                                   | 
   | 0016.00 put gerrylib/rs6.rs6 gerrylib/rs6.rs6                                    | 
   | 0017.00 quote rcmd sndnetf file(gerrylib/rs6) tousrid((gwilsysnam14))            | 
   | 0018.00 close                                                                    | 
   | 0019.00 quit                                                                     | 
   |         ****************** End of data****************************************   | 
   |  F3=Exit   F5=Refresh   F9=Retrieve   F10=Cursor   F12=Cancel                    | 
   |  F16=Repeat find        F24=More keys                                            | 
   |                                                                                  | 
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The following explanation might help you to understand the FTP client subcommands shown in Figure 1. The line numbers on the display correspond to the numbers that follow.

0001: User ID and password for dummy connection within client iSeries™ SYSNAM03.
0002: Close dummy connection in iSeries SYSNAM03.
0003: Open control connection to RISC System/6000^® SYSNAMRS.
0004: USER subcommand with user ID and password for SYSNAMRS.

Note: When running FTP in batch mode, the USER subcommand must follow an OPEN subcommand. Both the logon user ID and password parameters for the USER subcommand should be provided. This is different when operating FTP interactively online. When FTP is run interactively online, and then the client will automatically initiate a USER subcommand and prompt you for a logon ID. There is no automatic USER subcommand when running FTP in batch mode.

0005: Transfer ASCII data (will be converted on iSeries to/from EBCDIC).
0006: CL command to be run on client iSeries: delete file. Instead parameter (REPLACE can be used with the next statement.)
0007: Retrieve file from RISC System/6000 system.
0008: Close control connection to RISC System/6000 SYSNAMRS.
0009: Open connection to VAX MVAX.
0010: USER subcommand with user ID and password for MVAX.
0011: Retrieve file from VAX replacing existing iSeries file.
0012: Close control connection to VAX MVAX.
0013: Open control connection to remote iSeries SYSNAM02.
0014: USER subcommand with user ID and password for SYSNAM02.
0015: Transfer EBCDIC data (as it is from iSeries to iSeries).
0016: Send iSeries file to iSeries SYSNAM02 with TCP/IP.
0017: Send this file from server iSeries SYSNAM03 to remote iSeries SYSNAM14 through TCP/IP network.
0018: Close control connection to iSeries SYSNAM02.
0019: End FTP application.