Transfer multiple mainframe PDS members through FTP

sumueng · New User Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Cochin

Hi All,

I have around 10 member in mainframe PDS. I know we can transfer a single member to a local machine using FTP GET command.

Is there a way where we can transfer all the 10 members in a single shot to a local machine using FTP GET command.

Thanks
Sumeendar

hikaps14 · Active User Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 189 Location: Noida

Try using 'MGET' FTP command.

There have been few previous dicussions on this topic.

Previous topic

Hope this helps.
Thanks,
-Kapil

sumueng · New User Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Cochin

Hi,

Regarding the discussing from the previous topic what is LCD stands for.
Also how we represent the path of the file in the local machine

Thanks
Sumeendar

superk · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:26 pm

5.34 LCd subcommand--Change the local working directory.

5.10 CD subcommand--Change the directory on the remote host.

sumueng · New User Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Cochin

hi,

Thanks for link, but it doesn't serve my purpose

I basically want to know, how we can specify the local directory path to store the members that are FTP from the mainframe file.

like for eg: i need to store these members in my local machine in the following directory 'temp' in 'C' drive, 'C:\Temp'.
How we will set the above path.

Thanks
Sumeendar

expat · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:21 pm

Can't see why the information doesn't serve your purpose.

If you run ftp from the mainframe then you need to use CD else use LCD

sumueng · New User Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Cochin

Hi All,

Below is my FTP process that i plan to run from DOS through a BAT file

open server name
userid
password
Prompt
CD C:\SUMU
Mget 'userid.jcl(*)'
bye

Now i need to store members residing in PDS 'userid.jcl(*) to my local machine directory 'sumu' in 'C drive'. I gave as above (highlighted).
But it is not working as expected.

Thanks
Sumeendar

expat · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:54 pm

Would you care to elaborate just a little on that

"But it is not working as expected."

Tells us absolutely nothing. How can we be expected to help you if you do not give any usefull information ?

So, what do you expect to happen and what is actually happening.

sumueng · New User Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Cochin

hi,

Ths issue for me is that the the members in PDS 'userid.jcl(*)' that are downloaded to my local machine c:\sumu has not come in TEXT format.

Below is the FTP command i am executing from DOS. Here, where should i explicitly mention TEXT format.

open FTP server
userid
password
Prompt
LCD c:\SUMU
Mget 'userid.jcl(*)'
bye

Robert Sample · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:50 pm

Robert Sample · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:10 pm

Addendum: be aware that the member names are transferred without any file extension. There may be a way to get a desired file extension on the files but I'm not aware of it, and the method would definitely NOT be standard FTP.

hikaps14 · Active User Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 189 Location: Noida

Yes, there is dos command to RENAME.

Once you say 'BYE' to FTP server. Then you type a dos command :

REN *.* *.txt

all your members will have .TXT extension now.

It should work.
Thanks,
-Kapil.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:58 pm

do not double post on the same subject ( as per content of thread )

ibmmainframes.com/viewtopic.php?p=170140&highlight=#170140

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post edited to add .... done

sumueng · New User Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Cochin

Hi All,

Thanks for all the valid tips. It's working fine now