By: mdratwa

mdratwa — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 07:34:55 +0000

I have to get data files from a multiple client sites and I use this same type of procedure on each one. I use the mget filename*.txt (or any extension). I download the data files into a “trash” directory on the IFS. When the FTP session ends, I use “DIR” on that “trash” directory using the outfile option. I have a file (“FILEA”) which contains records of processed file names and date of processing. I will compare the “DIR” outfile file names to the “FILEA” and bypass any file names found. I copy the new data file into a physical file (or whatever processing needs to be done). After processing the data, I will add a record into “FILEA”. I will use the “FILEA” current date to generate a rename FTP script. I run the second FTP script renaming the processed files as filename.txt to filename.txt.old.

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By: mdratwa