Comments on: FTP ZIP Files to QSYS and unzip

By: jeffjag

jeffjag — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 09:57:49 +0000

Here is a link to an article about using OS/400 commands to unzip.

– the CL command STRQSH and
– the java command jar

http://www.mcpressonline.com/mc/1@175.eBVCbDTTHv4.161@.6aebf1ca

By: michelledavidson

michelledavidson — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 13:32:50 +0000

If you’re looking for a tool, the latest release of Linoma Software’s Transfer Anywhere product, version 1.6.0, has ability to zip and unzip files from a command line.

– Michelle Davidson, editor, Search400.com

By: dushan

dushan — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:46:40 +0000

We use a utility called GZIP (www.gzip.org). It’s free.

It compresses and decompresses files on IFS and is the same as Gunzip on windows – probably works with Winzip as well.

As the website states, its imperative transfer is in BINary mode. Good luck.

By: jplamontre

jplamontre — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:02:13 +0000

If you can not copy your ibm file to ifs with windows explorer, you can uses ftp (such as you have done) but change the name format : FTP ... ... namefmt 1 put thepcfile.zip /ifsdir/filename.zip here after the 400 help on namefmt NAMEFMT (Select File Naming Format) To select which file naming format to use on the local system, and the remote system if it is an AS/400 system, use the NAMEFMT subcommand as follows: NAmefmt ?0 ! 1| NAmefmt You can abbreviate subcommands to the most unique series of characters. The current setting is displayed when no parameter is specified. 0 A naming format only for the library file system database files. This format was available prior to Version 3 Release 1. The general format is: libname/filename.mbrname 1 A naming format for all file systems supported by FTP including the hierarchical file systems, the integrated file systems and the library file system. This naming format must be used to work with the hierarchical file systems and integrated file systems. This naming format is available at Version 3 Release 1. Library file system files in this naming format are: /QSYS.LIB/libname.LIB/filename.FILE/mbrname.MBR The document library services, an HFS file system, has the following format: /QDLS/libname/filename.ext For optical, the format is: /QOPT/volname/dirname/filename.ext Remarque : The name format can only be changed to 0 when the working directory is a library file system library. For related information, see the following: o Using FTP o Changing from one server file system to another o Integrated File System Introduction information in the iSeries Information Center at http://www.iseries.ibm.com/infocenter.

By: gottaggedsoamnowit

gottaggedsoamnowit — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:05:59 +0000

Our company has PKZIP installed on the iSeries and uses that tool to zip/unzip files. However, the files may still be in PC format on the lpar when the zip/unzip operation takes place.

By: mocha1

mocha1 — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:05:34 +0000

Hello. I have done FTP to ISERIES, but I have always downloaded to my PC first, then UNZIPPED. Then I just use the DOS FTP command to get to the iseries. Also, they have always be save files. That may not be what you are doing though. If so, you would have to create the save file on the ISERIES first to receive the data. Then you would just do a restore. Hope that helps!