uploading source files with ftpapi

[Sean Porterfield <sporter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sender: Sean Porterfield <sporter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hello all!

I want to upload many source members from a few source files in two 
libraries to a Linux box.

I plan to end up with ~/LIBRARY/FILE/MEMBER.TYPE on the Linux box.

I already have a list of members to upload from DSPFD *MBRLIST *OUTFILE

What is the best way to ensure the directory structure on the Linux box?  
Be sure to set it up in advance?  Attempt to chdir, if it fails then 
mkdir?  (Since the Linux box is mine, we can presume that I have authority 
to mkdir.)  Attempt to mkdir and ignore failure that dir exists?  Other 
options?

Right now, I know I have 2 libraries, 5 files per library, and many 
members per file.

I may experiment with the different options.  Just looking for opinions on 
this.  (FYI, right now there appear to be 133 members in one library and 
3321 members in the other.)

If I can figure it out, I may include processing to determine if the 
member has been changed and needs to be uploaded.  (If I can set the 
date/time on the Linux box during the upload and compare that to the 
date/time in the *OUTFILE.)  The idea is really like rsync, I guess.

Thanks in advance for any input.

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