> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Yukus, Mary J CIV USMEPCOM > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 12:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: sFTP from/to z/OS > > One more question, if we receive a file, does it need to be > in a specific > format? Does it have to be from another mainframe hfs/zfs > file or can we > receive it via sftp (for example from an outside source) in > any format and > pass it on (sftp) to an AIX server?
Huh? sftp only transfers UNIX files. UNIX files, in reality, are simply a byte stream (like a PL/I STREAM file). The file itself has no "format". Also, IIRC, sftp does BINARY transfers by default. That means that if you need to use it under z/OS, then you'd need to convert it from ASCII to EBCDIC and worry about the line-endings (UNIX vs Windows) yourself. However, if you just want to "pass thru" from one ASCII server to another ASCII server (like Linux to/from AIX), then you can indeed just pass it through without worrying about the contents of the data. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
