Adding date to filename when FTPing from mainframe to LAN

mflearner_06 · New User Joined: 08 Feb 2006 Posts: 1

Hi,

I need to upload a file daily from Mainframe to LAN . The same filename is being used as of now. But I need to add a date suffix to distinguish between different dates file.

How do I do this? I have a control card in the JCL having the PUT command

PUT 'mainframe dataset' 'filename'

Now the date must get dynamically appended to this filename when the job runs each day

can anyone pls let me know how to do this

superk · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:17 pm

I'm not exactly sure what you're looking for here. You know that you'll need to dynamically create the FTP "put" statement, either in the application or in the job, with the end result being either:

>put 'mainframe dataset' filename.datevalue

or, my personal preference:

>put //DD:DDNAME filename.datevalue

Your post doesn't mention what the date value is. The current system date? The date of the data?

For a quick and easy datestamp using the current system date, I'd opt to use the TCP/IP symbol translator utility EZACFSM1, or use a simple SORT jobstep, a REXX exec, a CLIST, or a program.