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| How do I transfer source member from Windows PC to IBM i using FTP? |
Listed below the following steps to transfer any source member from Windows PC to IBM i (AS400).
Transfer steps:
- Open the DOS prompt by typing RUN command on start menu search bar and press Enter and then type cmd in OPEN field on the Run dialog and press Enter or click on OK button of the Run Dialog and start FTP file transfer by typing FTP and pressing Enter. After that in the FTP prompt, type OPEN pub400.com(IP address) and press Enter.
- Open the DOS prompt and start FTP file transfer by typing FTP pub400.com(IP address) and press Enter. You can opt either 1st or 2nd step (anyone).
- In the IBM i(AS400) login prompt, type your IBM i (AS400) Userid and password to log in to the IBM i(AS400) FTP Server.
- Once logged in, type ascii or type ascii to set the file transfer type to network ASCII (default type) and press Enter.
- For transferring source member from windows PC to IBM i (AS400), type
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put C:\\Users\\Asus\\Desktop\\prtf1a.prtf /qsys.lib/easyclass1.lib/prtf.file/prtfupload.mbr
Here, we transferred/uploaded the source member prtfupload to the source file prtf in library easyclass1 into the IBM i from the windows PC location Desktop with file name prtf1a.prtf
Live Demo of transferring source member from Windows PC to IBM i (AS400) using FTP
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19044.1645] (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\\Users\\Asus>cd desktop C:\\Users\\Asus\\Desktop>ftp ftp> open pub400.com Connected to pub400.com. 220-QTCP at PUB400.COM. 220 Connection will close if idle more than 1666 minutes. 501 OPTS unsuccessful; specified subcommand not recognized. User (pub400.com:(none)): easyclass 331 Enter password. Password: 230 EASYCLASS logged on. ftp> ascii 200 Representation type is ASCII nonprint. ftp> put C:\\Users\\Asus\\Desktop\\prtf1a.prtf /qsys.lib/easyclass1.lib/prtf.file/prtfupload.mbr 200 PORT subcommand request successful. 150 Sending file to member PRTFUPLOAD in file PRTF in library EASYCLASS1. 226 File transfer completed successfully. ftp: 1365 bytes sent in 0.49Seconds 2.80Kbytes/sec. ftp>
Source Member Uploaded from Windows PC to IBM i.
Work with Members Using PDM
File . . . . . . PRTF
Library . . . . EASYCLASS1 Position to . . . .
Type options, press Enter.
2=Edit 3=Copy 4=Delete 5=Display 6=Print 7=
8=Display description 9=Save 13=Change text 14=Compile 15=
Opt Member Type Text
PRTFUPLOAD
Columns . . . : 1 80 Browse EASYCLASS1/PRTF
SEU==> PRTFUPLOAD
FMT ** ...+... 1 ...+... 2 ...+... 3 ...+... 4 ...+... 5 ...+... 6 ...+... 7 ...+... 8
*************** Beginning of data ***************************************************************************************
0001.00 FPF1 IF E K DISK 000000
0002.00 FQSYSPRT O F 132 PRINTER OFLIND(*IN01) 000000
0003.00 /Free 000000
0004.00 EXCEPT HEADER; 000000
0005.00 setll *loval PF1; 000000
0006.00 read PF1; 000000
0007.00 dow not%eof(pf1); 000000
0008.00 if *in01 = *ON; 000000
0009.00 EXCEPT DUMMY; 000000
0010.00 EXCEPT HEADER; 000000
0011.00 *IN01 = *OFF; 000000
0012.00 endif; 000000
0013.00 EXCEPT DETAIL; 000000
0014.00 read PF1; 000000
0015.00 enddo; 000000
0016.00 EXCEPT FOOTER; 000000
0017.00 *inlr = *ON; 000000
0018.00 return; 000000
0019.00 /End-Free 000000