IBM FTP Adapter System -SYS, FTP Commands, List of Commands, STAGE filename, OptionDescription

Chapter 3 - FTP Commands List of Commands

During an upload, the FTP server generates a uniquely-named temporary file. When the transfer has completed successfully, the original file is deleted and the temporary file is renamed. For this process to succeed you must have access rights associated with your user ID to delete and rename files, and if the optional file name (file_name) is omitted the server must provide a correct Store Unique (STOU) response. The adapter issues a warning if the server response cannot be interpreted. It is recommended that you run a preliminary test to ensure that the process completes successfully.

-STAGE[file_name]

OptionDescription

file_name Specify a unique file name for the temporary file. This option is especially useful if a server does not supply unique file names.

System (-SYS)

Use the System adapter command (-SYS) to specify the system type when the adapter cannot accurately determine the system type of the FTP server.

Note The FTP server system type is not necessarily the same as the operating system of the machine it is running on. Some Windows FTP servers use UNIX conventions. If in doubt, consult your server documentation or use the dir command and then

view the results.

-SYS {WIN32UNIXUNKNOWN}

Option	Description
WIN32	The server follows Windows conventions. For example,
	directories in pathnames are separated by a backward
	slash (\).
UNIX	The server follows UNIX conventions. For example,
	directories in pathnames are separated by a forward
	slash (/).
UNKNOWN	Because the platform is not known, exercise generic
	code. Do not perform anything that is specific to a
	platform.

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