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Chapter 4 Using FTP

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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
Listing Directory Information to a Local File
Changing Directories
Setting or Changing Transfer Types
Binary
ASCII
BYTESTREAM
Transferring Files
Transferring Limitations
Transferring MPE/iX Files 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

This chapter provides you with the information you can use to accomplish the following tasks with FTP:

  • Running the FTP User Program

  • Connecting and Logging on to a Remote Host

  • Performing Directory Operations

  • Setting or Changing Transfer Types

  • Transferring Files

  • Renaming Remote Files

  • Deleting Remote Files

  • Viewing Local Settings

  • Issuing MPE/iX Commands from Within FTP

  • Temporarily Exiting FTP

  • Obtaining Help

  • Using FTP Commands in UDCs and Programs

  • Obtaining Status Information

NOTE: FTP commands can be entered in upper or lowercase letters. Uppercase letters are used in the examples for clarity.

The examples in this chapter show output received for an FTP user on MPE/iX accessing an HP 9000 FTP server.

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