what is the use of command Binary in FTP

key2move · New User Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 7

what is the use of command Binary in FTP.
I want to know the different types of commands used for FTP

superk · Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:55 pm

The binary subcommand is used to change the data transfer type to image. You use the image transfer type to transfer files between client and server without any translation of the data.

You can read about this and other commands here in Chapter 5. FTP subcommands of the z/OS V1R7.0 Comm Svr: IP User's Guide and Commands manual.

William Thompson · Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:00 pm

Thanks superk, I've always wondered where FTP was documented....

superk · Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:09 pm

No problem. If you haven't looked at the manuals in a while, you might want to note some of the enhancements that have been added since z/OS V1R4, and especially since OS/390.