Frank R wrote:
Does anyone have a sample of how to download the latest
CBTTAPE to a version of z/OS.
Don't you mean upload?
I am trying to follow the example from the CBT website,
and, having never used the z/OS FTP facility, I'm at a
loss.
FTPing to/from z/OS is just like FTPing to/from anywhere else. The only difference is, because it's z/OS, its file system structure is quite different from most other FTP sites you've probably interacted with before.
With most other FTP site, their file system is likely identical to the way files are organized on most personal computers: files within a hierarchy of directories (e.g. /foo/bar/file). On z/OS however, they're organized by a hierarchy of period separated dataset names.
Because of that, the FTP client you are using needs to know how to properly tell the z/OS FTP server where the given file should be placed. It needs to "know" about z/OS's file system structure.
I do FTP to/from z/OS from my Windows system all the time with FileZilla (which thankfully *does* understand and support "MVS" FTP servers. I can help you with FileZilla if you need it.
I have everything set up on my z/OS system, but I'm falling
deeper down a rabbit hole. I've downloaded the files before,
using my PC as intermediate storage and then sending the file
to z/OS using my 3270 emulator (VISTA3270), but that seems
like an added unnecessary step.
(Urk!) Okay. I lied. I've never used z/OS's FTP *client* before. I apologize for the misunderstanding.
If I understand you correctly, you are wanting to use z/OS's FTP *client* to connect to some FTP web site out there on the internet (in your case, the CBTTAPE site) and DOWNLOAD one or more of their files directly to your z/OS system! Yes?
Sorry. Can't help you there. I've never done that in my life. :(
I always download the file to my PC, and then UPLOAD it from my PC to z/OS.
I didn't even know z/OS *had* an FTP client! Where is it? How do I get to it? How do I run it? Or is it something lame like a batch job you have to run?
I'm with you, Frank! I too would very much like to learn how to do that!
Folks? Anyone out there know how to do this? Any helpful web page or IBM manual you could point us to?
Sorry for wasting your time with this unhelpful reply, Frank. :(
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