Re: ftp_get local file question

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

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


Alan,

> Okay - now I see your predicament.
> This idea of G.D.G.'s has been used in some form or other on many
different
> mainframe platforms (UNIVAC, ICL, BURROUGH's [I think], but this little
> piece of useless information does not help you.

actually, it does, a little - if i go with doing that part of it myself,
i'll use the standard '(-x)' notation rather than make up one of my own.

> But to get back to your predicament
> Could you not ftp the file to a generic name
> for example
> get file.name(0)  QTEMP/generic
> then obtain the real name (file.name.g0035v00) from the ftp script and
then > copy the file as a version (unique) name
> for example
> CPYF QTEMP/generic library/file.name.g0035v00
> or something to that effect

Yeah, i could, but i'm still doing something 'out of the ordinary', in a
generic type of application...

i'll do some cypherin' and get back to you on what i decided on.

> Again
> Good luck
> Good hunting

thanks for the help,

rick

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