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cvidhya · Beginner Joined: 14 Dec 2002 Posts: 2 Topics: 2

I have to take a filefrom Unix box in MVS using FTP and the file name is going to be filename_mmddyyhhmiss.txt. As I will not know the time, I want to use a wild card and say

mget filename_mmddyy*.txt 'DESTFILE' (Replace
will this work?

Is this the right way to use wildcard for FTP in MVS?

kolusu · Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 5:04 am Post subject:

Cvidhya,

The syntax looks ok. Why don't you run a test and let us know the results?

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arvibala · Beginner Joined: 12 Feb 2008 Posts: 142 Topics: 67

Hi Kolusu,

I gave something like this ... It gives error that File not found

superk · Advanced Joined: 19 Dec 2002 Posts: 684 Topics: 5

That syntax does NOT look right to me. I'd suggest you double-check it on that FTP server.

Usually, it's:

>mget foreign_file

As shown here in the z/OS V1R10.0 Comm Svr: IP User's Guide and Commands manual.

taltyman · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:17 am Post subject:

I think superk is correct. I don't think you can specify the destination file name using a mget. also mgets and mputs run into lots of issues if the operating systems are different since the syntax for file names don't usually sync.

arvibala · Beginner Joined: 12 Feb 2008 Posts: 142 Topics: 67

oops.
Our requirement is there will be only one file but it will vary with diff date time stamp and Sequence number in the middle. I need to get that and copy into our mainframe file.

Sample file name
Format : BNYMAMS_<date>_<seq num>_TRN_RQ.TMP
Sample : BNYMAMS_12122011_004_TRN_RQ.TMP

*date and seq num can be any value. No logic for that like todays date etc

So thought of using Wild card.

I can do that by listing into a file ... read the file and dynamically create a normal FTP card, but is there a solution with single FTP step

Thanks
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superk · Advanced Joined: 19 Dec 2002 Posts: 684 Topics: 5