Re: Weird ftp issue

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Use namefmt 1 first.  

Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects

> On Mar 19, 2025, at 12:18 PM, Javier Sanchez <javiersanchezbarquero@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
>
> I am simply doing an FTP from one IBMi to another IBMi.
> I write my credentials.
> Immediately I want to change my LOCAL directory with
>
> lcd /home/mydir
>
> It sends me this error:
> File name format not valid.  Use the format: library/file.member or
> file.member.
>
> Ok, then I issued
> site namefmt 1
> This was accepted and I got:
> 250  Now using naming format "1".
>
> I try again
> lcd /home/mydir
>
> And it keeps telling me:
> File name format not valid.  Use the format: library/file.member or
> file.member.
>
> What is this?
>
> TIA
> JS
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