ftp ls (or dir) to (disk. the lsoutput or diroutput files are getting stomped on. -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: ftp ls (or dir) to (disk. the lsoutput or diroutput files are getting stomped on.
From: Gerald Magnuson <gmagqcy.midrange@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 10:16:12 -0600
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I need a method to list the contents of a directory (windows in this case).
We only use ftp from the ibm i to network storage. so we are using the ls
command putting the file to disk. we first do a chgcurlib(KGPLIB) in the
CL, then in the ftp script we do a cd <the path and directory to scan>,
then a ls (disk.

per the manual:
the (disk will _only_ output to *CURLIB/lsoutput.lsoutput or
*CURLIB/diroutput.diroutput

creating different libraries?
locking that lsoutput file would mean to add code to over a dozen programs.
is there altogether a different method to do this?

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