FTP of an AS/400-file with a . (dot) in the filename

[Herman Koopmanschap]

We are trying to get an AS/400-file which has a . (dot) in it's
filename. Is there a way in which we can get this file by FTP from one
AS/400 to another AS/400?
We use the next command: get ana01d10/vdc.s031.vdc.s031
For library ana01d10 file vdc.s031 member vdc.s031
We get errormessage: 501 Specified object name too long, limit is 10
characters,

Herman.

[Steve Brazzell]

You can use NAMEFMT 1, in which case the get command would be:

get qsys.lib/ana01d10.lib/vdc.s031.file/vdc.s031.mbr

hth...

Steve

[Charles Wilt]

In article <36B5DB9D...@randstad.nl>,
Herman_Ko...@randstad.nl says...

> We are trying to get an AS/400-file which has a . (dot) in it's
> filename. Is there a way in which we can get this file by FTP from one
> AS/400 to another AS/400?
> We use the next command: get ana01d10/vdc.s031.vdc.s031
> For library ana01d10 file vdc.s031 member vdc.s031
> We get errormessage: 501 Specified object name too long, limit is 10
> characters,
>
> Herman.
>
>

Rename the file or create a logical file without the dot, or copy the
file to another file with out the dot.

As you can see, you can't have a dot in the filename of a file you want
to FTP. Note: You may be able to copy the file using Windows Explorer.
Or since you are going from AS/400 to AS/400. save the file to a save
file, FTP the save file in binary format to a empty save file on the
destination AS/400 and restore the file there.
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e-mail: charle...@worldnet.no.spam.att.net
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[boo...@ibm.net]

Do a cd first and change the current library to ana01d10.

In <36B5DB9D...@randstad.nl>, on 02/01/99

at 05:51 PM, Herman Koopmanschap <Herman_Ko...@randstad.nl> said:

>We are trying to get an AS/400-file which has a . (dot) in it's filename.
>Is there a way in which we can get this file by FTP from one AS/400 to
>another AS/400?
>We use the next command: get ana01d10/vdc.s031.vdc.s031
>For library ana01d10 file vdc.s031 member vdc.s031
>We get errormessage: 501 Specified object name too long, limit is 10
>characters,

>Herman.

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[Chuck Luttor]

Herman,

The correct syntax is:-

get /QSYS.LIB/ANA01D10.LIB/VDC.S031.FILE/VDC.S031.MBR

Chuck Luttor

[Herman Koopmanschap]

This works great,

thank you,

Herman Koopmanschap.

Steve Brazzell wrote:

> You can use NAMEFMT 1, in which case the get command would be:
>
> get qsys.lib/ana01d10.lib/vdc.s031.file/vdc.s031.mbr
>
> hth...
>
> Steve
>

[Charles R. Pence]

Herman Koopmanschap wrote:

> We are trying to get an AS/400-file which has a . (dot) in it's
> filename. Is there a way in which we can get this file by FTP from one
> AS/400 to another AS/400?
> We use the next command: get ana01d10/vdc.s031.vdc.s031
> For library ana01d10 file vdc.s031 member vdc.s031
> We get errormessage: 501 Specified object name too long, limit is 10
> characters

I realize there are other valid responses, but FWiW...If available, the
following FTP command request prior to the GET should work: QUOTE RCMD OVRDBF
NewName TOFILE(A01D10/VDC.S031)
MBR(VDC.S031) OVRSCOPE(*JOB)

Then use instead: GET NewName

Regards, Chuck
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