Thanks to:
Paul H Christidis
Tracey Pierce
and others who provided help on this thread.
Resolution:
Can't FTP directly into a message (MSG) file on th3e 3K.
Can do so with MiniSoft products, including WS-92, NFT, and MiddleMan VB
calls. WS-92 can be run programmatically with parameters to do the job
without human intervention. With Middleman, use a VB script or similar
method.
Thanks also to Del Saindon of MiniSoft Customer Support.
-Dave
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Darnell
> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 1:58 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: NT FTP to append to MPE message file?
>
>
> Interestingly, when using MiniSoft's WS-92 file upload, with
> the APPEND and ASCII options, the upload writes records into
> the message file just fine, and any pending read on the 3K
> side take off as soon as WS-92 does it's job. Now, if I can
> just figure out how to do it 100% automatically.
>
> -dtd
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dave Darnell
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 1:22 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: RE: NT FTP to append to MPE message file?
> >
> >
> > Thanks, Paul,
> >
> > Anyone else? How about using MiniSoft's NFT?
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Paul H Christidis [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 12:25 PM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: NT FTP to append to MPE message file?
> > >
> > >
> > > Dave,
> > >
> > > The last time, about a year ago, that I tried to use FTP to
> > > append to an
> > > existing MSG file I got an error indicating that such a file
> > > access was NOT
> > > supported through FTP. I have not tried it recently but I'd
> > > think that
> > > the situation is still the same.
> > >
> > > On possible way to implement such a functionality would be to
> > > transfer the
> > > file to the HP and then submit a job that would append the
> > > contents of the
> > > file to the existing MSG file.
> > >
> > > In our case we used the approach of placing the files into
> > a specific
> > > group, with unique file names, and developed a script that is
> > > initiated by
> > > our scheduler (SLEEPER) at startup, that continuously
> > 'monitors' that
> > > specific group. Once a file is detected the script 'process'
> > > the file and
> > > removes it from the group.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Paul Christidis
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Good question from one of my coworkers. I could turn it into
> > > a research
> > > project or just ask the list!
> > >
> > > Want an NT to FTP a record or records into an existing MSG
> > > file on the 3K.
> > > What special machinations are required?
> > >
> > > -Dave
> > >
> >
>
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