HP ARPA File Transfer Protocol User's Guide MPE/iX 5.0 Express III Documentation
HP ARPA File Transfer Protocol User's Guide
Table of Contents
HP ARPA File Transfer Protocol User's Guide
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Ch 1. Overview
ARPA Services
FTP
MPE/iX File Transfer Protocol
FTP User (Client)
FTP Server
Who Should Use This Manual
FTP User
FTP Server
Before Using FTP
Ch 2. FTP User Commands: Quick Reference
Ch 3. Getting Started: A Simple FTP Session
FTP Session Example
Step 1: Run FTP
Step 2: Connect and Log into the Remote Host
Step 3: View Your Local Directory
Step 4: Transfer a File from MPE/iX to the Remote Host
Step 5: View the Remote Directory
Step 6: Transfer a File from the Remote Host to MPE/iX
Step 7: Exiting the FTP User Program
The Next Step
Ch 4. Using FTP
Running the FTP User (Client) Program
Connecting and Logging On to a Remote Host
IP Addresses
Node Names
Logging On
Changing Accounts
Accessing Another Remote Host
Performing Directory Operations
Viewing the Remote Working Directory
Viewing the Contents of a Remote Directory
Simple Directory Listing
Listing Directory Information to a Local File
Changing Directories
Example
Setting or Changing Transfer Types
Binary
ASCII
BYTESTREAM
Transferring Files
Transferring Limitations
Transferring MPE/iX to the Remote Host
File Naming
Transferring Files to a Different Directory
Transferring Files From Other Groups
Transferring Multiple Files
Prompting
Using CASE
Transferring Remote Host Files to MPE/iX
Default File Attributes
Changing File Building Parameters
Transferring Files to Other Groups
Transferring Multiple Files
Renaming Remote Files
Deleting Remote Files
Delete Multiple Files
Viewing Local Settings
Issuing MPE/iX Commands From Within FTP
Temporarily Exiting FTP
Obtaining Help
Listing FTP User Commands
Listing the Remote FTP Server Commands
Using FTP Commands in UDCs and Programs
Using EXITONERROR
Transferring Multiple Files
Using a Jobstream
Programmatic Example
Obtaining Status Information
Ch 5. Using the FTP Server
Sample FTP Session: Accessing MPE/iX
Start FTP
Connect to the Remote MPE/iX System
Log on to MPE/iX
Check the Session and Group
View Files in the Working Group
Transfer a File to Your System
View Files in a Different Group
Transfer a File From Another Group
Transfer Multiple Files From MPE/iX to Your System
Transfer a File From Your System to MPE/iX
Use File Building Parameters
Transfer Multiple Files to MPE/iX
More Information About FTP and MPE/iX
MPE/iX User Accounts
Groups
Changing Groups
File Naming on MPE/iX
Using Metacharacters
Changing File Building Parameters
Examples
Ch 6. MPE/iX File System and Data Transfers
How FTP Transfers Files
ASCII Transfers
Binary (IMAGE) Transfers
Bytestream (Byte--Local-byte 8) Transfers
MPE/iX File Type vs. FTP Transfer Type
Using BUILD Parameters with FTP
Build Command Parameters
Syntax
Parameters
Examples Using BUILD Parameters
MPE/iX File System
Fixed Record File Padding
Record Truncation
End-of-File Limitation
File Transfer Examples
Variable Record Files
Mixed Mode Transfer
Fixed Record Files
Ch 7. Troubleshooting
Cannot Run FTP
Cannot Connect to the Remote Host
Cannot Logon to Remote (MPE/iX User)
User Cannot Logon to MPE/iX
File Transfer Problems
Command Not Supported on Remote System
Ap A. MPE/iX and POSIX Differences
Filename Size Restrictions
MPE/iX Namespace
POSIX Namespace
Working With Directories
Commands
CHDIR
Syntax
Parameters
CHGROUP
Syntax
Parameters
Command Line (CI) Examples
FTP Usage Examples
Listing MPE/iX or POSIX Files
Bytestream Files
Build
Syntax
Building and Transferring a Bytestream File
FTP Default Name Space
Transferring Files
Messages
FTP User Messages and Errors
FTP Server Messages and Errors
GLOSSARY
INDEX
Index
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