Thank you for your response.

MGET is in fact not suitable for retrieving multiple files from the Big
iron. It's sibling GET needs to be used and destination file name specified
after the source file name. The FTP was invoked from the
HP. Quotes are needed because as a default, FTP assumes user is looking for
his/her personal files, and sticks the users RACFID  as a prefix ,  meaning
it starts looking for the users personal files on Big Blue. As a side note
it may be a good idea to invoke it from the HP by staying in your home
ACCOUNT.GROUP v/s doing a PUT from the IBM where it may not be able to
recognise the ACCOUNT.GROUP structure of the remote computer, our beloved
HP3000 in this case.

Ish




[log in to unmask] on 02/13/98 12:08:05 PM

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Subject:  Re: HP to IBM FTP question





Hello!
Confirming that destination file names cannot be specified with
mget.
cd to the concerned directory of IBM and then do
mget * (or whatever the IBM FTP syntax).  That should do the trick.
More information like what  'XYZ.NEWPDS.PDS(AA1000X)' is, which
is the "wild card" in that, why it is given in quotes (IBM FTP
syntax, possibly?) what version of FTP/iX is used, etc., might
help in understanding the problem better.
Best regards,
Raghuram B.
(Hewlett Packard India Software Operation Limited, Bangalore)
Mail me : rram at india dot hp dot com (Desperate anti-spam measure!)
[log in to unmask] wrote:
>
> [log in to unmask] said:
>
> > I need some help in resolving an FTP file transfer from a Big iron PDS
> > member to HP using
> > mget:
> >
> > Remote system type is MVS.
> > ftp> MGET 'XYZ.NEWPDS.PDS(AA1000X)'
> > 125 List started OK.
> > 27 bytes received in 0.04 seconds (0.71 Kbytes/sec)
> > mget 'YRE.XYZ.NEWPDS.PDS(AA1000X)'?
> >
> > What is FTP asking for ?
>
> FTP is asking if you want to transfer this file. The default mode for
> mget/mput is to prompt before transferring each file. Use the 'prompt'
> command to toggle this off if you don't want to be asked. FTP will then
> transfer any files without asking for confirmation.
>
> >
> > Pressing ENTER gives:
> >
> > The file name starts with a nonalphabetic character.  (FILE OPEN ERROR
> > -255)
> > Data Transfer Request Failed.  (FTPERR 13)
>
> Since you can't give a destination file name with 'mget', FTP tries to
> create a file with the same name ('YRE.XYZ.NEWPDS.PDS(AA1000X)'), which
> starts with a nonalphbetic character (the "'"). I don't know how you can
> specify a legal MPE (or POSIX) file name for this mget command. The only
> other option is to 'get' each file and supply a legal file name as the
> destination.
>
> >
> > Big Iron file appears to be AOK
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
> Steve Fulton
> The NPD Group Canada, Inc.