On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:47:59 -0500, Harris, Randy wrote: >Trying to do an ftp from mainframe (z/OS v1.7) to a network server. >I would like to be able append the system date to the dataset in the put >statement. >Is there a symbolic parameter for date that will allow me to do this? > I believe that in the newest z/OS release (1.12?) FTP will be able to take its input from a named pipe (FIFO). With this, you could achieve your result by concatenating the output of date(1) and your data set into such a pipe.
So, wait patiently. >//FTPTEST JOB (JOB,JOB),'RHARRIS',CLASS=Z,MSGCLASS=M >//STEP01 EXEC PGM=FTP >//SYSFTPD DD DSN=parmlib(FTPSDATA),DISP=(SHR,KEEP,KEEP) >//SYSTCPD DD DSN=parmlib(TCPDATA),DISP=(SHR,KEEP,KEEP) >//SYSMDUMP DD SYSOUT=* >//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* >//OUTPUT DD SYSOUT=* >//INPUT DD * >xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx >userid password >PUT 'randys.test.ftp.dataset' ''randys.test.ftp.dataset.Dyymmdd' >QUIT -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
