You'd even better create a VMARC file, this way the passage through FTP will not reset the file's dates to the transmission moment: VMARC PACK infn inft infm SOME VMARC A VMARC PACK infn2 inft2 infm2 SOME VMARC A (APPEND Transfer that as BIN F 80, and run VMRAC UNPK
Or, even easier, but needing a bit more VM knowledge: - make your secondlevel system LINK to the minidisk LINK someuser somemdisk 0001 RR - in the 2nd level ATTACH 0001 * 0001 R/O ACCESS 0001 Z COPYFILE xx xx Z = = fm (OLDDATE The CPHOST package on the VM Download library makes it easy to issue the CP LINKs at first level from your CMS user in the secondlevel system (often MAINT) 2009/5/12 Schuh, Richard <rsc...@visa.com>: > Glad to have helped. > > Regards, > Richard Schuh > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: The IBM z/VM Operating System >> [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Mitchell >> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 11:28 AM >> To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU >> Subject: Re: FTP packed files >> >> I'm sure you aren't surprised to here that worked perfectly. >> >> THANKS! >> >> Steve Mitchell >> Sr Systems Software Specialist >> Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas >> (785) 291-8885 >> >> 'There are no degrees of Honesty-you're either Honest or you're not! >> >> >> >> >> >> From: "Schuh, Richard" <rsc...@visa.com> >> >> >> >> To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU >> >> >> >> Date: 05/12/2009 01:16 PM >> >> >> >> Subject: Re: FTP packed files >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Enter the BIN command prior to the PUT or GET: >> >> BIN F 1024 >> >> Regards, >> Richard Schuh >> >> >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System >> > [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Mitchell >> > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 10:55 AM >> > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU >> > Subject: Re: FTP packed files >> > >> > I'm not. Apparently I'm in need of some ftp education. >> How is that >> > accomplished? >> > >> > Steve Mitchell >> > Sr Systems Software Specialist >> > Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas >> > (785) 291-8885 >> > >> > 'There are no degrees of Honesty-you're either Honest or you're not! >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > From: "Schuh, Richard" <rsc...@visa.com> >> > >> > >> > >> > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU >> > >> > >> > >> > Date: 05/12/2009 11:39 AM >> > >> > >> > >> > Subject: Re: FTP packed files >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Are you specifying Fixed 1024 in your FTP? >> > >> > Regards, >> > Richard Schuh >> > >> > >> > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System >> > > [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU>] On Behalf Of Steve Mitchell >> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 9:29 AM >> > > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU >> > > Subject: FTP packed files >> > > >> > > I'm ftping files from my 1st level system to 2nd level vm. >> > > When I pack = >> > > >> > > them with copyfile, send them binary, unpack them with >> copyfile CMS >> > > tells= >> > > >> > > me they are not in 'packed' format. What do I need to do >> > to be able >> > > to = >> > > >> > > send them packed. Sending them w/o packing works fine, I want to >> > > figure = >> > > >> > > out what I'm not doing. >> > > >> > > Thanks. >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message and any >> attachments are for >> > the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain >> proprietary, >> > confidential, trade secret or privileged information. Any >> > unauthorized review use, disclosure or distribution is >> prohibited and >> > may be a violation of law. If you are not the intended >> recipient or a >> > person responsible for delivering this message to an intended >> > recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all >> > copies of the original message. >> > >> >> >> >> >> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message and any >> attachments are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) >> and may contain proprietary, confidential, trade secret or >> privileged information. Any unauthorized review use, >> disclosure or distribution is prohibited and may be a >> violation of law. If you are not the intended recipient or a >> person responsible for delivering this message to an intended >> recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and >> destroy all copies of the original message. >> -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
