Configuring an FTP Adapter to Work with Legacy Hosts

This topic addresses what you need to know to facilitate communication between the FTP adapter and a mainframe computer. For more information, review the documentation for your specific operating system.

Note
You cannot use the temporary folder function when sending files to an IBM or AS400 host. Any input into this field will be ignored.

Important
The following information is provided as a guide and should not be substituted for information found in AS400 or IBM documentation.

MVS

To send files to an FTP server on a mainframe, the mainframe must support IBM Generation Data Group (GDG). In the name field, each file name will append a (+1) to the destination file name (a full path with quotes around it).

AS400

There are three methods of naming files and defining their paths when transferring files to and from an AS400 system:

• Filename field. When sending a file to an FTP server, enter the file name in the Filename field. The file name must conform to the file-naming conventions of the AS400 system because the file will be stored in the Library File System.
  
• Quote command. You use the Quote command to run a script on the remote computer. You enter the Quote command into the Before GET, Before PUT, After GET, and After PUT fields on any of the endpoints. Enter the Quote command in the following format:
  

  QUOTE RCMD (command to be run on the remote system)

• Integrated File System (IFS). IFS is an area on the AS400 system that allows the storage of PC-based files and therefore the same naming conventions as a PC. To use the IFS instead of the default Library File System, the first command to use is quote site namefmt 1. This command tells the AS400 system to use the IFS naming convention.

Source: Microsoft