As a contractor I have to upload my REXX tools to a new client's mainframe every so often, and I find FTP is unavailable for the purpose maybe half the time. They all use different 3270 emulators, but of course the emulators all use IND$FILE, and they all allow you to upload one file at a time or to create a multi-file set. I've found that it's not impossible to use their emulator to create a test upload of multiple files (just two or three), and inspect the result to see how the syntax works in that particular product. Then I write a VBS or VBA program to create such a file naming not one or two REXX modules but 50.
It's a pain, but there's a certain vindictive pleasure in getting around such restrictions. Sounds like you've figured out how to do it more easily, though. --- Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 /* My life is in the hands of any fool who can make me lose my temper. -driving motto */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Binyamin Dissen Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2021 14:50 The issue was legal, and FTP is blocked (don't ask me why .....) - I could connect, but any action would drop the connection (even in passive mode) But the idea of Unix tools was good. They had bash, so I converted it into a TAR and was able to user wc3270 file transfer. Now hoping that I can undo (which requires an increase in USS space) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
