Re: FTP changes the record format name

["T. Adair" <tadair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you for all suggestions.  Unfortunately, this project has now been 
put on the back-burner, but you've provided some excellent information 
for whenever I can pick it up again.

Good stuff!

Thanks.

~TA~



On 10/20/2017 9:00 AM, T. Adair wrote:
> When I FTP a PF from one System i to another, FTP will preserve the
> filename and member name, but it (apparently always) changes the record
> format name from whatever it was to the same as the filename.
>
> Example:
> PUT DS_DATA/DS_PRDXF.DS_PRDXF  DS_DATA/DS_PRDXF.DS_PRDXF
>
> This successfully puts the DS_PRDXF file in the DS_DATA library on the
> source system, into the same file/library on the target system.
>
> So far, so good.  The problem is that the record format name on the
> source system is DSPRDXFR, but FTP changes it to DS_PRDXF (same as the
> filename) on the target system.
>
> Why?
>
> This file needs to be FTPed to multiple libraries on multiple systems. I
> do not relish the thought of having to transfer the DDL source member to
> each system, and then manually create the file in each library on every
> system.
>
> Is there an FTP setting to prevent this behavior?  I've searched the
> archives, and I've Gaagled it, without success.  Does FTP simply not
> ignore the record format name, and assign a default?
>
> FTPing to the same library name (on a remote system) or to a different
> library name makes no difference.  Same result.
>
> All our systems are on 7.2.
>
> As always, any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
>
> ~TA~