In a recent note, "Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)" said: > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:49:46 -0300 > > >We're trying to do an mget on PC files. They're in the format; > >BLAH1.TXT, BLAH2.TXT, etc. And we can't rename the PC files. > >(@#$%!!) > > >Within MVS, is there a way to retrieve these files to a PDS? > > Write a script in Perl. First retrieve the directory data, then issue > a separate MGET for each file. > Many FTP clients have the ability to rename members on-the-fly in the course of MGET or MPUT. It's ironic that z/OS, which inflicts a particularly onerous namespace constraint on users, supports no such facility.
If 8.3 is good enough for DOS users, 8.0 ought to be enough for z/OS users. -- gil -- StorageTek INFORMATION made POWERFUL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
