> cd my.PDS.name Oops. Don't forget about "TSO naming conventions." UNQUOTED dataset names are (usually) assumed to be prefixed with your user ID. So if your userID is SYSJOHN, then
cd some.pds.name Makes your "working directory" SYSJOHN.SOME.PDS.NAME. If the PDS's name does NOT begin with SYSJOHN, then use quotes: cd 'some.pds.name' The FTP server will generally echo the working directory name, so that's a reality check for you. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 5:23 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Help : FTP A PDS > I would like to FTP them to my hard drive. FTP always has two ends. The ends make a difference! The end where you initiate the transfer is called the "client"; the other end is called the "server." Either end could be the "from" end or the "to" end - you can even do both in one "job." I'm going to guess that I can re-phrase your question as "How do I initiate an FTP on my Windows system that will copy all of the members of a PDS to my PC's hard drive?" Is that correct? If not, my answer is going to be useless; please re-phrase my question. There are two kinds of FTP clients for Windows: the one that comes with Windows, and all of the others. The one that comes with Windows is a "classic" FTP client -- a command-line type program. Here is how to do what you ask, from memory - so I may be a little off: C:\>FTP 12.34.56.78 [or whatever your mainframe's IP address or URL is] userid password lcd "whatever Windows folder you want to put the members in" cd my.PDS.name mget * [hit enter for every prompt - alternatively use the prompt command first to turn off prompting] quit ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
