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Anand_R · Intermediate Joined: 24 Dec 2002 Posts: 189 Topics: 60

Hi..

I need help for continuation character in FTP process.. I have following ftp parameters.. I am running it thru batch job..

3.172.334.56 (Exit = 04
dc_ftp
dc_ftp
ASCII
PUT 'G1NX62T.DATA.TEST1' +
/ap03/warehouse/cefrisk/data_files/invfin_ca/ +
test.csv
QUIT

my job is abending with FTP Return Code = 27000, Error Code = 00002

this is due to the Foreignname , I specified with + symbol , which I though it as continuation character..

Job went fine...if I use the parameters as

3.172.334.56 (Exit = 04
dc_ftp
dc_ftp
ASCII
PUT 'G1NX62T.DATA.TEST1' +
/ap03/warehouse/cefrisk/data_files/invfin_ca/test.csv
QUIT

*******

In this case foreignname is small .. but usually in the remaining cases foreign name is 3,4 times larger than I specified... could u please guide me how to continue that foreignfile name..

Thanks
Anand

Bill Dennis · Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 12:04 pm Post subject:

Is there a space between the ca/ and the plus? That may be inserting a blank in the name.

Bill

Anand_R · Intermediate Joined: 24 Dec 2002 Posts: 189 Topics: 60

Bill,

Thanks for ur response..

there was a space..but I tried without space b/w ca & + symbol.. but it was treating test.csv as FTP command, it was not considering it as part of foreignfile name.. Here is the error..

Unknown command: 'test.csv'

thanks

Anand

taltyman · Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 2:34 pm Post subject:

do one (or more) change directories so you can specify a relative filename instead of absolute.

3.172.334.56 (Exit = 04
dc_ftp
dc_ftp
ASCII
lcd /ap03/warehouse/cefrisk
lcd data_files
PUT 'G1NX62T.DATA.TEST1' invfin_ca/test.csv
QUIT

Venkata Ramana Reddy · Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 6:48 pm Post subject:

Anand_R,
I had same problem.What we did is we kept the FTP parameters in a PS file(LRECL 120) and submitted the FTP job.It worked.
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Anand_R · Intermediate Joined: 24 Dec 2002 Posts: 189 Topics: 60

Hi Everyone

there is one other way to go.. I tried the CD(Change directory) option and it did work fine..

3.172.334.56 (Exit = 04
dc_ftp
dc_ftp
ASCII
CD '/ap03/warehouse/cefrisk/data_files/invfin_ca/'
PUT 'G1NX62T.DATA.TEST1' test.csv
QUIT

Reddy,

Cud u eleaborate me what exactly u did for continuation. I mean if foreignfile name exceeds 120 chars,, what u gonna do..

Thanks
Anand

Venkata Ramana Reddy · Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2003 4:40 pm Post subject:

Anand_R,
This is what I have done.

Bithead · Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2003 5:35 pm Post subject:

Or you could just code it as follows:

cd /wwwmvsforumsdotcom/year2003/month02/day21
cd /othertechtopics/ftpbeyond80chars

Venkata Ramana Reddy · Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2003 8:07 pm Post subject:

Bithead,
That is really really good & clever idea.That is why a love this forum.But what if you cann't fit the mainframe dataset name & the PC/unix file name in one line.

In the above example what if the PUT statement is something like this.

PUT 'AAAAAA.BBBB.CCCCCC.DDDDDD.EEEEEE' abcd_efgh_ijkl_mnop_qrst_uvwxyz_a111_b1111.txt.

Of course this situation may not arise for everyone,but I had this situation recently,where I could not fit both mainframe dataset name & the unix file name in one line.

I tried with all continuation symbols("+" , "-" etc) and at the end came up the above solution.
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-- Good judgement comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgement.

semigeezer · Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2003 1:35 pm Post subject:

You could ftp to a file and then use a RENAme to rename it to a longer file. The book says that + should work and I tried it and it does:

Bithead · Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2003 9:07 am Post subject:

Or you could try:

LCD this.is.a.really.long.name.that.wont
LCD fit.on.the.same.line.as.the.source

LCD = Local System Change Directory.

Mainframe datasets are a maximum of 44 characters so there should be no problem.