But, do I get a VSAM file on the other end :) ?? Dave Gibney Information Technology Services Washington State University
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Frank Swarbrick > Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: FTP of VSAM file > > Did you know that, in some circumstances you *can* FTP a VSAM file? > Use "DD name support". See the following: > > //FTP1 JOB CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=X,NOTIFY=&SYSUID > //EXEC EXEC FTP,SERVER=10.1.112.95 > //FTP.INPUT DD DISP=SHR,DSN=FJS.WORK.FTPDATA(PEPVSE) > // DD * > cd inetcat > structure record > binary > get ach.prod.ksds.achtotl //DD:ACHTOTL > quit > /* > //ACHTOTL DD DISP=OLD,DSN=FJS.VSAM.ACHTOTL > > FJS.VSAM.ACHTOTL is a KSDS. I can't see that it's documented anywhere > that this works, but it does in fact work. > > Maybe you all knew this, but I've seen many statements that FTP does > not > support VSAM. And doing it most other ways it does not. > > Frank > > BTW, this is my FTP proc: > //FTP PROC PORT=, > // AUTH=, > // FTPDATA=, > // EXIT='-e', > // TIMEOUT='-w 20' > //FTP EXEC PGM=FTP,REGION=0M, > // PARM='&FTPDATA &AUTH &EXIT &TIMEOUT &SERVER &PORT' > // PEND > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
