The use of CD works particularly well for Windows and UNIX files (including HFS files). To PUT a file with a long Windows path name you might do
CD \SomeLongPathNamePartOne\PathNamePartTwo CD SomeMoreOfThePathName\StillMoreLongPath\AndMore CD StillMore\TheFinalPartOfThePathName PUT MVS.DATASET.NAME WindowsFile.Ext Be careful where you do and do not use leading slashes in the Windows file specification. You may want to test with interactive TSO FTP first to make sure you are getting it right. The entire path name (\SomeLongPath...\WindowsFile.Ext) would never have fit on one card, and to my knowledge, you can only continue (split, in other words) an FTP command between operands (between the command and the first file name, or between the first and second file names, e.g.). Does anyone know that you can split a single operand? Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gray, Larry - Larry A Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 10:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: FTP continuation character For the mainframe file, you can also reference the file as a DD name. That drops you down to 11 characters max of the local file name. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Kline Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 1:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: FTP continuation character > I have a batch job that makes an FTP from the Mainframe (acting as > FTP client) to a Windows machine (acting as FTP server). > It works fine, but because of the file names being very long, > the 72 limit of JCL is insufficient. Try using the CD and LCD FTP commands to get to the lower level qualifier. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
