Hi Radoslaw,

Go via USS.

ftp mainframe
lcd /windows_folder
cd /uss/directory
mput *
quit

Then use TSO OGETX with the SUFFIX option to place all the files into a PDS.

Peter

On Wed, 25 Jun 2025 at 04:11, Radoslaw Skorupka <
[email protected]> wrote:

> 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.
>
> --
> 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.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List<[email protected]> On Behalf
> Of Radoslaw Skorupka
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 8:44 AM
> > To:[email protected]
> > 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?
> >
> > --
> > Radoslaw Skorupka
> > Lodz, Poland
> >
> >
>
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