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FTP Command Procedure /INPUT Processing?

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The Question is:

 
 
We currently use the following sytax to manage FTP file transfers to/from
remote servers on our Alpha 2100 (6.2) cluster:
 
$ftp <ip address>/username=<"username">/password=<"password">/input=<file of
ftp commands>
 
And typically a file of ftp commands will contain something like:
 
lcd disk$disc11:[jefftest.migtest_app_code_tree_root.STUDENTS.PROGS]
get DKC5:[STUDENTS.PROGS]STP010.PCO
 
(I.e. after connecting, get the file stp010.pco into the directory specified
by the lcd command)
 
OK
 
When we try this method we get the following error: %SYSTEM-W-BADFILENAME,
bad file name syntax
 
Example:
 
EDISON:>ftp
10.2.16.2/username="xxxxxxxx"/password="yyyyyyy"/input=DISK$DISC11:[JEFFTEST
..MIGTEST_KIT_WORK]FTP_COMS.FTP
%SYSTEM-W-BADFILENAME, bad file name syntax
 
OK
 
If I move the file DISK$DISC11:[JEFFTEST.MIGTEST_KIT_WORK]FTP_COMS.FTP to my
default directory it works OK :
 
EDISON:>copy DISK$DISC11:[JEFFTEST.MIGTEST_KIT_WORK]FTP_COMS.FTP
[jefftest]*.*;0/log
%COPY-S-COPIED, DISK$DISC11:[JEFFTEST.MIGTEST_KIT_WORK]FTP_COMS.FTP;7 copied
to DISK$DISC11:[jefftest]FTP_COMS.FTP;7 (1 block)
EDISON:>ftp 10.2.16.2/username="xxx"/password="yyyy"/input=FTP_COMS.FTP
220-
220 puma FTP Server (Version V4.1-12) Ready.
Connected to 10.2.16.2.
331 Username SYSDEVFTP requires a Password.
230 User logged in.
Local directory now
DISK$DISC11:[JEFFTEST.MIGTEST_APP_CODE_TREE_ROOT.STUDENTS.PROGS]
200 TYPE set to IMAGE.
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening data connection for DKC5:[STUDENTS.PROGS]STP010.PCO
(10.2.16.110,50738)
226 Transfer complete.
local:
DISK$DISC11:[JEFFTEST.MIGTEST_APP_CODE_TREE_ROOT.STUDENTS.PROGS]STP010.PCO;6
remote: DKC5:[STUDENTS.PROGS]STP010.PCO
82187 bytes received in 00:00:00.07 seconds (1070.14 Kbytes/s)
221 Goodbye.
EDISON:>
 
OK
 
This method also works fine on our ds20e server (OVMS 7.3)
 
 

The Answer is :

 
  The OpenVMS Wizard would encourage the use of COPY/FTP, as this allows
  for DCL symbol substitution and other useful command-level features.
 
  Your specified FTP server (on OpenVMS Alpha V6.2) is down-revision, and
  in need of an upgrade to V4.2 with the current ECO.
 
  The OpenVMS Wizard would encourage testing with spawned subprocesses,
  and to check the protections and file access paths involved.  The
  "SYSTEM-W-BADFILENAME, bad file name syntax" error implies there is
  a file specification error somewhere within the processing.  The use
  of logical names would be an obvious check; ensure that the subprocess
  has the specified logical name(s) available.
 
  Resolution of this will very likely involve investigation within the
  context of the current running enviroment, as indicated above.  Please
  contact the support center directly.  (Expect to be asked to install
  current ECO kits for TCP/IP Services on all platforms involved, and
  expect to be asked to upgrade from now-unsupported releases to more
  current versions.)
 

  

     

     
answer written or last revised on ( 17-MAR-2003 )
     
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