VMFTP sets a return code of -5 when it finds these strings immediately following the 3 digit numeric message id in the beginning of the response from the server:
"Invalid" "Ambiguous" "Local file not" So if your string was "550 Local file not stored. Space not available.", there is the reason for the -5. The author put 00N as the message code. This is a signed ebcidic numeric file of -5. This is what you see when the -5 appears. VMFTP is not another FTP program. It is a wrapper or a front end for FTP. It eats up all terminal input and output. Maybe a change is in order to cope with a "550" message code. ____________________________ Jim Hughes 603-271-5586 "Its kind of fun to do the impossible." (Walt Disney) =>-----Original Message----- =>From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On =>Behalf Of Fran Hensler =>Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 4:17 PM =>To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU =>Subject: Re: VMFTP Return Code -5 => =>I have found the reason for the return code -5. => =>Although it is supposed to mean 'subcommand syntax error' that is not =>my case. The problem is that there is not enough space on the target. => =>I'm doing the ftp to a network drive which has a limit of 30 MB for =>each user. The user in question has used his full 30 MB. => =>When I use the VMFTP macro I get a return code -5. But when I type =>the commands in CMS one at a time I get a return code on the PUT of =>550 which means there is not enough space. So there must be a problem =>with VMFTP. => =>BTW, I tried MKDIR TEST in a VMFTP macro for this same user and VMFTP =>gave me the correct response that there is not enough room on the disk. => =>/Fran =>--------------------------------------------------------------- =>Here is the console log: => =>ftp 10.1.72.40 =>VM TCP/IP FTP Level 3A0 =>Connecting to 10.1.xx.xx, port 21 =>220 Microsoft FTP Service =>USER (identify yourself to the host): =>srunet\xxxxxxxxx =>>>>USER srunet\xxxxxxxxx =>331 Password required for srunet\xxxxxxxxx. =>Password: => =>>>>PASS ******** =>230 User srunet\aaamfuser logged in. =>Command: =>cd /eliott.baker =>>>>CWD /eliott.baker =>250 CWD command successful. =>Command: =>cd Mainframe =>>>>CWD Mainframe =>250 CWD command successful. =>Command: =>dir =>>>>PORT 10,1,72,34,209,199 =>200 PORT command successful. =>>>>LIST =>150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls. =>08-19-08 04:45PM <DIR> Class_Lists =>08-19-08 04:46PM <DIR> DARS =>08-19-08 04:50PM <DIR> QWCONF =>08-19-08 04:41PM <DIR> RS133 =>226 Transfer complete. =>Command: =>cd rs133 =>>>>CWD rs133 =>250 CWD command successful. => =>Command: =>put NO_INST.TXT NO_INST_2008-08-29_15-57-07_FRI.txt =>>>>SITE VARrecfm =>500 'SITE VARrecfm': command not understood =>>>>PORT 10,1,72,34,209,200 =>200 PORT command successful. =>>>>STOR NO_INST_2008-08-29_15-57-07_FRI.txt =>550 NO_INST_2008-08-29_15-57-07_FRI.txt: There is not enough space on the =>disk. => =>Command: =>quit =>>>>QUIT =>221
