Re: FTP Automation - NAMEFMT

[Peter Dow <petercdow@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Patrik,

The IBM I FTP server can take a hint -- your first file reference 
determines the name format it will use.  If you use lib/file, it assumes 
NAMEFMT 0; if you use /dir1/dir2/dir3, it assumes NAMEFMT 1.

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On 8/18/2020 5:00 PM, Vernon Hamberg wrote:
> I'm confused, Patrik - do you have a script on the IBM i, is that what 
> "scripted client" means?
>
> Is the remote server an IBM i? Non-IBM i servers don't understand of 
> use NAMEFMT, probably just ignore it.
>
> If you have a script on the IBM, just use the namefmt 1 command - 
> since v4r5, this will try to set namefmt on the server, as well. 
> Before v4r5 you use the site namefmt 1 command to set it on the server 
> - no harm if the server is not an ibm i or as/400.
>
> I assume by "script" that you override stdin to a file member that has 
> the commands.
>
> HTH
> Vern
>
>
> On 8/18/2020 6:09 PM, Patrik Schindler wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > after a while of fruitless research, I opt to ask the community: How 
> > can I set the IBM i FTP *Client* NAMEFMT to 1 without the scripted 
> > client trying to forward this setting to the remote server?
> >
> > Depending on the remote server, I get a 550 Permission denied back, 
> > or an "unknown SITE command". Yes, it does no harm but I don't want 
> > to spam someones logs with "possible hacker attack" or the like.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > :wq! PoC
> >
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