Transferring Remote Host files to MPE/iX

Default File Attributes

Files copied from the remote host to MPE/iX are saved with default file attributes as follows:

Changing File Building Parameters

You can change how a file is copied to your local system with the MPE/iX BUILD command parameters of the GET or PUT command using the following syntax:

ftp> GET remotefile localfile;buildparms

The supported BUILD command parameters are:

:REC=[-rcsizebytes][,blkfactor[,[{F}][,{BINARY}]]]]
                          {V}   {ASCII}
                          {B}
[;DEV=device]
[;CODE=filecode]
[;DISC=[numrec][,[numextents][,[initialloc]]]]

The parameter REC= can also be specified in words (two bytes per word) using a positive integer value. The default blkfactor size is one.

HP ARPA FTP supports a subset of the MPE/iX build parameters implemented by the MPE/iX BUILD command. Accordingly, many of the build parameter defaults are overridden by FTP. The FTP build parameter defaults are configured in the ASCII file BLDPARMS.ARPA.SYS and may by modified as desired. Also, users may make local copies and set their own defaults via a file equation like the following.

:FILE BLDPARMS.ARPA.SYS=MYFILE

See Chapter 6 “MPE/iX File System and Data Transfers” for more information about FTP and supported BUILD command parameters. For additional information about BUILD parameters, use MPE/iX online help (HELP BUILD PARMS), see the MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual, or read the BLDPARMS.ARPA.SYS file, for more information.

Using file building parameters, you can transfer a file as follows:

ftp> GET remfile newfile;REC=-80,,F,ASCII

In the next example, using CODE=PROG defaults to a target file of fixed binary, 128 words (which are the REC= default values):

ftp> GET filex file2;CODE=PROG

Transferring Files to Other Groups

To transfer files to other groups in your account, you can exit from FTP, and re-log on into the other group, or specify the group name as part of the localfile specified.

For example, you could transfer a file named nsprog to NSTEST1 in GROUP1 as follows:

ftp> GET nsprog NSTEST1.GROUP1

Transferring Multiple Files

To transfer a group of files from the remote system to your MPE/iX system, use the MGET command.

For example, transfer a group of binary files beginning with the letter "B" to your MPE/iX system. First verify the files to be transferred:

ftp> DIR

200 PORT command okay.

150 Opening data connection for /bin/ls -l (123.50.42.32,50895) (0 bytes). total 33

drwxrwxrwx       1 myname     guest      10      Feb 13 18:44      bprog1

-rw-rw-rw-       1 myname     guest     100      Feb 12 18:42      bprog2

-rw-rw-rw-       1 myname     guest     100      Feb 12 18:42      bprog3

-rw-rw-rw-       1 myname     guest     110      Feb 13 18:43      bprog4

226 Transfer complete

nnn bytes received in n.nn seconds (n.nn Kbytes/sec)

Transfer this group of binary files with interactive prompting off:

ftp> BINARY
200 Type set to 1.
ftp> MGET b*
200 PORT command okay.
Opening data connection for bprog1 (123.50.42.32,56077) (nnn bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
nn bytes received in n.nn seconds (n.nn Kbytes/sec)
200 PORT command okay.
Opening data connection for bprog2 (123.50.42.32,56077) (nnn bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
nn bytes received in n.nn seconds (n.nn Kbytes/sec)

The sequence of commands are repeated for each file transferred.

Check that the files transferred:

ftp> :LISTF b@
FILENAME
PROG1  PROG2  PROG3  PROG4