Chapter 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

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

• 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.