Re: Install FTPAPI to a different library.

[Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sender: Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>


Okay, I'll see if I can find time to make a distribution for 2.0 so that
you (and others) can try it out.


On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 Frank.Kolmann@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> I have a utilities library.  This library is in all production library
> lists.
> That way I dont need to use qualified commands nor manipulate users
> library lists.  I still keep each utilities source in their own source
> files in the
> utilities library. Thats why I dont want to use LIBFTP.
> Provided there is a ''úninstall" function, I simply manipulate the object
> text with a prefix to keep common ojbects together I can easily remove
> a utility.  LIBFTP already has a build function.
>
> Can I preview version 2.0, perhaps beta test perhaps review the
> documentation.
>
> Regards
> Frank Kolmann
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> > Next, is there some sort of archive where I can look up previous posts.
> > Is there some documentation, perhaps I can help in some small way to
> brush
> > up or start some documentation.
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> There's an archive, but no search engine.  I suppose the volume of
> messages isn't that high, you could just read them all :)
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> http://www.scottklement.com/archives/ftpapi/
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> Thomas Raddatz did write some Windows Help documentation for FTPAPI.
> Unfortunately it's for FTPAPI 2.0 which still hasn't been released -- and
> that's purely my fault, I've just been doing too many other things, and
> I keep letting it slide.
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> > Installing  the FTP APIs to a DIFFERENT library that LIBFTP.
> >
> > 1.  After step 3 in the install process I found I needed to have the
> source
> > files in both
> >     LIBFTP lib and the different lib.
> >      It was necessary to have the different lib at the top of my *LIBL
> >      Perhaps the 'readme' can be adjusted.
>
> I think that the INSTALL program assumes that the source library and the
> destination library are the same -- but then, I don't think the XML
> installer is any different.
>
> Personally, I think it's a better idea to keep FTPAPI in it's own library
> with nothing else in that library.  That way, when it comes time to
> upgrade, you can just delete the current LIBFTP and install the new one
> without affecting anything else.
>
>
> > 2.  The following comment  in TESTGET is not precise as I tried to
> > uncomment ,
> >      we are on V5R2 and the program did not compile also it has LIBFTP
> > hardcoded,
> >     I commented it again  and things went OK.  Perhaps this is not
> needed.
> > * If you're running V4 or later of OS/400, you can uncomment
> > *  this line so that you don't have to type these on CRTBNDRPG:
> > * BNDDIR('LIBFTP/FTPAPI') DFTACTGRP(*NO) ACTGRP(*NEW)
>
> This will be fixed in 2.0.
>
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> > 3.  LIBFTP is hardcoded in TESTMIRIN and TESTMIROUT , I simply removed
> it.
> >      Provided the *LIBL has the different lib at the top it works OK.
>
> This will be fixed in 2.0.
>
>
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> >
> > 4  In TESTAPP  FTPLIB is hard coded in the path names.  I replaced it
> with
> > my different library, maybe the 'readme' can warn of this issue.
>
> Hmmm... maybe we need a configuration file of some sort where the name of
> the library can be set up.  Then the test programs can use that library
> instead...
>
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