How to write data from ps to local hard drive(i.e D drive)

afroz alam · New User Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 13 Location: India

I have some records in PS(abc.qwe.ps). i want to copy it into my local hard drive.How can i do that?

a027412 · Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 5:26 pm

You can download them through FTP ans save them as TXT File.
if you need the FTP syntax, please let me know

afroz alam · New User Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 13 Location: India

Hi a027412.....

I need through JCL...if possible plz write the code..it will be easy to understand

afroz

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 5:54 pm

Hi afroz,

May I repharse your requirement as:
"I want to download a PS (QSAM dataset ) from Mainframes to local PC".
If yes then you can you can make use of option START/ 6 of ISPF
Here paste the DSN on command-line below the 'Enter TSO or Workstation commands below:'
Now from Transfer menu choose 'Recieve File From Host'.

One window will pop-up:
In Host File: give the DSN to download
In PC file :give PC-file name for that file,
Transfer Type: Text

Aaru · Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:56 pm

You can submit a JCL with a step executing the FTP program.

It is possible to FTP in batch !

dick scherrer · Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:43 pm

Hello,

If the requirement is to download mainframe data to a desktop, you will probably not use mainframe ftp to "put" the file. Most desktop systems do not run an ftp host and without it the ftp program from the mainframe would have nowhere to send the file.

You can get the file from the mianframe easily using the ftp client on the desktop.