Different meant different z/OS systems. Disconnected meant FTP was not available due to firewalls and private network configurations.

So far, things are working using Ed Finnell's solution with a slight change suggested by Jon Perryman (TODSN(...) is actually OUTDSN(...)).

Looks like this works, as the first file went fine.

Thanks to all who replied.

Mike


 On 02/18/2014 06:05 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 22:42:56 +0000, Mike Walter wrote:

On z/OS the XMIT/TRANSMIT command creates files in NETDATA format (on z/VM the 
commands is SENDFILE).  The first record is easily identifiable as NETDATA 
format as it always begins with: \INMR01
For more detailed info, Google:  IBM netdata format

To read the file on a non-IBM system you'll need to be able to deblock the 
NETDATA records.

Hmmm.  Mike M. didn't make this perfectly clear.  Does "different" mean
"non-z/OS"?  I assumed otherwise.

Does "disconnected" mean FTP is unavailable?  There must be some
connection.  But not TCP/IP?


-----Original Message-----
From:f Mike Myers
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 16:28
Subject: Xmitting file between disconnected systems

I am trying to xmit a couple of files from a z/OS system and then receive them 
on a different system. There is no connection between these systems except an 
intervening notebook.

The process I have used is:
... 4. transfer the data set to my PC from the source system as binary using my 
3270 emulator's transfer file screen

I did verify the syntax of the cksum command with:

     User@MVS:131$ _UNIX03= cp -B "//'SYS1.MACLIB(SPLEVEL)'" /dev/fd/1 | cksum
     3684370417 29440

(I did not try the TRANSMIT command.  Users slightly less weird than I may omit
the "UNIX03=".)

I used x3270 file transfer (ugh!) to transmit the file in binary to a PC, and 
replicated
the checksum with Cygwin cksum.

-- gil

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