Re: Welcome to ftpapi - TESTING

["Richard B Baird" <rbaird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sender: "Richard B Baird" <rbaird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


Scott,

see inline questions, marked by >><<
>
> I've dabbled.  I was hoping to use the ftp_dir(raw?) instead.  I can
> 'connect' to the local ftp server (i.e. connect to itself).  But, only if
I
> can distinguish between a file and a directory.
>

Well, I guess you could distinguish between a file and directory by doing
an FTP_chdir() call.   If the call succeeds, it's a directory, otherwise
it's not...

>><< the data returned by ftp_dir (at least from another iseries)
>><< includes a type (*DIR or *STMF) the data stream.
>><< isn't that enough?  or is there no guarantee that any
>><< particular ftp server would return that data?

Seems kinda silly to use the local FTP server when you can just use the
IFS API, though, doesn't it?

>><< Yes, maybe, but I've done sillier things.  I guess that the
>><< reason i wanted to do it that way was to keep it simple, because
>><< I'm setting this thing up so that it could push or pull, and
concievably
>><< even make copies from one spot on the IFS to another, on the same
>><< iseries.  ftp would probably be just as fast, and I can use the
>><< same code whether I'm pushing or pulling the directory structure.

> Let me dabble a little more and get back to you.  Right now, i'm just
doing
> a little proof-of-concept stuff - trying some different stuff to see what
I
> get, and I'm really not deep enough into the design to offer up more
> specific questions.

I'll throw together two sample programs....  One that shows how to take
a local directory structure and "mirror" it to an FTP server, and
one that downloads a directory structure from an FTP server to the
AS/400.  (Which is the same thing, but in the opposite direction)

I'll add them to the FTPAPI distribution, so everyone can benefit from
them...

>><< That would be great!   you have time for this?  <lol>

Thanks again,

Rick

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