I was just looking at the FTP exits. Mainly because, at work, we use an ISV ftp server on the Windows side of the house. What is different about this server is that it can be "scripted" so that when some event occurs (such as storing or retrieving a specific file) a "script" can be executed.
Looking at https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.halz002/ftp_cfg_opt_user_exits.htm It looks like something could possible be done using the FTOSTPR exit. This appears to get control after a number of commands, namely RETR (send file to remote), STOR (get file from remote), STOU (store unique), APPE (append to existing file on z/OS), DELE (delete z/OS DSN or file), RTNO (Rename z/OS file or DSN). I was thinking that this might be a way to "do something" when one of these events occurs. Some of my ideas were along the lines of sending: a email that a file has been received; sending a email when a remote user downloads a file; run a batch job or UNIX script when a specific DSN/file was uploaded. I was just wondering if anyone else thinks that something along these lines would be useful. I don't know if there are any existing IBM or ISV products which do this already. I do know that CA-7 can track an "external data set" creation even to trigger a CA-7 job. -- Veni, Vidi, VISA: I came, I saw, I did a little shopping. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
