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How to download a data set from an IBM server
Some servers overload the basic FTP commands to provide additional functionality. Many IBM servers, for example, require you to submit a GET command where instead of passing in a file name, they expect you to submit a mailbox ID and an ID for a data set.
The instructions you receive from the host might tell you to do something like this:
GET %DFSAEROT%015237DA myfile.txt
The equivalent Robo-FTP command looks like this:
RCVFILE "%DFSAEROT%015237DA" /as "myfile.txt"
This tells Robo-FTP to request the data set identified by %DFSAEROT%015237DA and save it locally to a file called myfile.txt.
Sometimes it is not necessary to specify the mailbox ID and the server will accept syntax like this:
RCVFILE "015237DA" /as "myfile.txt"
In many cases, you will also need to set the IBM Host Features option in the Site Manager for that site (or use the /ibm option with the FTPLOGON command).
See also:
Problem downloading files from GXS ecXpress FTP server
Unable to transfer files to GXS using FTPS
Article last updated: 2021-11-09
Tags: IBM, GXS