Can I FTP a directory to a mainframe? 1

[pjb]

I need to FTP an entire directory to a mainframe. It is a one level directory and the contentswould be stored as members of a PDS on the MVS machine

 

[KenCunningham]

Sorry, don't know what a PDS is, but does MVS support tar format files?

 

[PHV]

And what about mput

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[LKBrwnDBA]

Not as PDS unless you copy one by one.

mput will copy multiple files to GDG type file.



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[pjb]

Yes, mput did work. I first went on to the mainframe and allocated a PDS. I could then go on the UNIX machine, cd to the direcory with the files and then initiate the FTP to the mainframe. After connecting, i could do a cd command in FTP to the mainframe PDS. That got me into the PDS. I then did the mput *, and that copied all the files into the mainframe PDS. As long as the files have valid mainframe names, it works. I can set the FTP up with options -vin and create a file with the mainframe user, password and the mput * command. The I can run the whole thing from a shell.

 

[cdlvj]

You can also drop info into the JES Queue. Build a jcl on the UNIX, and the Mainframe will take it and run.

 

[LKBrwnDBA]

WOW! Great -- never tried it myself.

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[pjb]

Not sure what you mean by dropping JCL into the JES que. I understand the building of the JCL, but then what do I do with it? FTP it as a file somewhere?

 

[cdlvj]

There is a ftp address for the jes queue, put it there and runs the job. Can't remember exactly but some of the mainframe docs should have examples.