Good question.
However the assumption is all the files have same extension. And more:
all the filenames conform 8-char rule. Otherwise it would not make any
sense.
BTW: PCOMM IND$FILE features allow to use such template - take filename
(without extension) and put it in datasetname. However it is manually
operated and slooower than ftp.
BTW2: PCOMM templates are almost undocumented.
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Radoslaw Skorupka
Lodz, Poland
W dniu 24.06.2025 o 16:18, Schmitt, Michael pisze:
How would it handle two files with the same "member" name but different
extensions?
For a solution, you could use shell commands to construct a file of put
commands: put member.txt member
And then have FTP use the file for input.
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Radoslaw Skorupka
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Subject: FTP to z/OS PDS - filename extensions
The following scenario:
Windows system, many (dozens) files in a directory. Filenames:
MEMBER.txt
Obviously the MEMBER is unique for each file, however each name is
"valid 8-character" like member name.
The goal is to PUT them to a PDS, preserving filename as a member name
and loosing the txt extension.
However regular MPUT * does not work, because FILE.txt is not proper
member name.
Of course I can rename the files before transfer, but maybe there is a
way to include name translation into PUT/MPUT command?
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Radoslaw Skorupka
Lodz, Poland
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