Filezilla accepts two formats for the initial "directory" you wish to view, one in the normal Unix format for Unix System Services files (e.g., /u/tsouser or /usr/etc) and normal MVS DSN format (with a period at the end like TSOUSER.MYDATA.) to denote an HLQ to view in the MVS data space.
Works like a charm, no issues once you have solved the connectivity conundrums, though I must admit I only ever did transfers to and from existing files or PDS/E's, I never tried to create an MVS file from the other side. There might even be parameters somewhere in FIlezilla to handle that, but I never looked for them as I did not need them. Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2022 6:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: FileZilla for "ftp" from W11 to z/OS On Thu, 10 Nov 2022 15:52:01 -0500, Steve Smith wrote: >I set up Filezilla with two "hosts": one as MVS, one as Unix. Both >work great in/out of the respective domains. Also, set the home >directory appropriately for each. > Was the "Unix" host actually z/OS UNIX System Services? Why should two (virtual) hosts be necessary? Doesn't the z/OS FTP server recognize from the argument of the CWD command whether you are accessing a UNIX or DSN filesystem? But are there possibly ambiguous directory names? Does either the Filezilla client or the z/OS server respect the "//" prefix as indicating a DSN? DSFS can only make it worse. -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
