Regarding FTP stage

bkumar103 · Post by **bkumar103** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:20 am

Hi,
I have to use the ftp stage to transfer one file from mainframe to the unix box. I dont have any documentaion available for this.
Does anybody has any information, how to use the ftp stage?
If any documentaion is available then it would be much usefull.

Thanks in advance
Birendra

ArndW · Post by **ArndW** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:24 am

The documentation for the FTP stage is sufficient to use the stage, but it doesn't explain the complexities of using FTP on mainframe; the assumption is that you will get that information elsewhere.

Can you connect and transfer data using the command-line FTP program? If yes, then you can use FTP Stage as well.

I always recommend ensuring FTP works outside of DataStage first, then tackling any stage issues once that connectivity has been established.

rakesh.nc · Post by **rakesh.nc** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:56 am

How Can we connect and transfer data using the command-line FTP program? command line in the sense?

ArndW wrote:The documentation for the FTP stage is sufficient to use the stage, but it doesn't explain the complexities of using FTP on mainframe; the assumption is that you will get that information elsewhere.

Can you connect and transfer data using the command-line FTP program? If yes, then you can use FTP Stage as well.

I always recommend ensuring FTP works outside of DataStage first, then tackling any stage issues once that connectivity has been established.

Aruna Gutti · Post by **Aruna Gutti** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:51 pm

You need to have FTP Service installed on your Unix server. You also need to know 'Mainframe host' information before you can try FTP Command.

Your Mainframe OSGroup should be able to help you with this information.

ArndW · Post by **ArndW** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:52 am

From your csh or ksh or whatever shell you use, type in "ftp" and then see if you can connect to your host.