RE: Preserve file date/time

["Stoicescu, Adriana" <astoicescu@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Sender: "Stoicescu, Adriana" <astoicescu@xxxxxxxxxx>

One way to go around would be to print the remote directory in an AS-400
file (I use the ftp command 'dir(disk') and then process the AS-400 file and
record the dates in a file of your choice.

The output looks like this
-rw-rw-rw-   1 user     group         253 Apr 26 15:08
UNPC99704042615082901895.snt   
-rw-rw-rw-   1 user     group         253 Apr 27 15:09
UNPC99704042715084402304.snt   
drw-rw-rw-   1 user     group           0 Apr 27 15:09 temp

                          ****** END OF DATA ****** 
The positions are fixed, so you can retrieve the date.

Adriana Stoicescu
SPA, UTi, United States Inc.


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ftpapi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-ftpapi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Walt Bennett
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 11:46 AM
To: ftpapi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Preserve file date/time

Sender: Walt Bennett <wbennettjr@xxxxxxxxx>

Loyd,

I do not know for certain, but my gut tells me "no."

When we retrieve a file into the AS/400 (via ftp, I presume?), the file will
be created if it does
not exist. If the file does exist, the data will be replaced. As far as I
know, none of the
external information is passed; only the data. In other words, the object is
not being
transported, the contents are. ftp is a protocol for moving data. You can
certainly get around
this if both systems are AS/400s, because you can transfer a save file. The
restored contents of
the save file will contain all external attributes as they existed on the
remote server.

If, however, the remote server is not an AS/400, I know of no way to
preserve the date/time
created nor any other external attribute.

You might want to post this to the comp.misc.as400 newsgroup and see what
other responses you get.

- Walt


--- "Goodbar, Loyd (ETS - Water Valley)" <LGoodbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> When retrieving data from a remote server to the iSeries, is it possible
to
> preserve the file's date/time from the remote server? If a file is dated
> 08:00, can I retrieve it and have it remain 08:00 instead of 12:08 when I
> retrieved it?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Loyd
> 
>  
> 
> Loyd Goodbar
> 
> Senior programmer/analyst
> 
> BorgWarner
> 
> E/TS Water Valley
> 
> 662-473-5713
> 
>  
> 
> 
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