Re: saving Image catalog

[CRPence <CRPbottle@xxxxxxxxx>]

CRPence wrote:
> ldwopt@xxxxxxx wrote:
> > I have created a virtual tape environment on a V6R1 system. I 
> > have saved the test libraries to the Virtual tape image
> > catalog. I have tried to FTP the image catalog to a remote PC
> > system but the "put" command fails due to format issues.
> >
> > > put /images/tape/backup/vol001 vol001
> > File name format not valid. Use the format: library/file.member
> >  or file.member.
> >
> > What is the correct way to FTP the virtual tape image catalog
> > to a remote PC?
>
> AFaIK the FTP [STRTCPFTP] command still has no "Name Format" 
> parameter on that release; it has been a client & server
> application attribute, NAMEFMT() of CHGFTPA.
>
> When the i as FTP client has the name format option established
> by default as *LIB [versus *PATH], the FTP PUT subcommand should
> be preceded by the site specific subcommand NAMEFMT. In the given
> scenario, issue the following request prior to the PUT:
>    SITE NAMEFMT 0
>
> If the "SITE" subcommand does not prefix the site-specific
> subcommand NAMEFMT, then the effect of QUOTE SITE NAMEFMT 0
> having been issued implicitly, will be diagnosed as an error on
> the server... which both can be confusing and is needless
> messaging with the server.
>
> Also, do not forget the BINary to specify IMAGE transfer; noted,
> since no mention was made of any subcommands issued prior to the
> PUT in the FTP script\session.

  Of course [as in other messages], the "NAMEFMT 0" occurrences in 
the quoted text should have been "NAMEFMT 1".  The NAMEFMT(*LIB) 
which is apparently being defaulted for the client session [per the 
CHGFTPA setting] is already NAMEFMT 0, and thus the origin for the 
error message "File name format not valid."

Regards, Chuck