Thanks. Your log is helpful.
We'ill try to implement the old-MVS and the HFS mode by the reply of the CWD or PWD command. But you would still have to manually switch between the two modes.
I would expect to have to manually switch ... not a problem.
What's the chance that a z/OS ftp server is supporting both modes? Is it something common or only available on newer builds?
Greets
-Mat
I do know that the current FTP server on z/OS 1.4 defaults to supporting both modes and switches between the two based upon receiving a DirChg (CWD) command in the appropriate format (see previous posts above). The default mode at start-up is traditional MVS dataset mode. Configuration directives and optional exits that may be implemented can change the default start-up to HFS mode and / or effectively turn off switching between the modes by not accepting certain formats of ChangeDir cmds, etc.
I currently have a request in to IBM to find out if this is a new feature or if it has been around since FTP was made available within the Unix System Services side of the operating system. I will update you when they respond.
Updated info: IBM's mainframe FTP server supportted both MVS dataset mode and HFS mode beginning with OS/390 2.10 (the last release before the name change to z/OS). OS/390 2.10 was announced in May of 2000 and became GA 4 months later in Septempber.
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DMagee