Connect to ftp on MVS mainfram

[NightTrain]

I was trying to connect directly to our MVS Mainframe and download without going through the process of moving the file to the secure server and I get this log:

00 Representation type is Image
PASV
227 Entering Passive Mode (XXX.X.XX.XX,34)
RETR PS CSA025NA.TCDISK
Connect socket #208 to XXX.X.XX.XX, port 1314...
501 Invalid data set name "PS CSA025NA.TCDISK". Use MVS Dsname conventions.
Transfer time: 00:00:01

[wjmain]

Hello,

I downloaded CoreFTP Lite today and I receive the same display on my mainframe connection. The PS in front of the file name is the dataset type ie physical sequential.

It looks like CoreFtp uses the userid given as a folder name with the the 'real' files as a subset of that folder. So in the end it tries to send the file 'userid./ ps rest.of.file.name'

MVS is expecting 'userid.rest.of.file.name'

I haven't found a configuration option to change this!

An ugly way around this ... is to click on the filename until it is in an editable name and delete the 'PS '. Then do the transfer. CoreFftp will then transfer 'userid./rest.of.file.name'

Is this something that is configurable? If not will it be?

Thanks,
Wendy

[rthielen]

We began using CoreFTP in order to make SSL encrypted connections to our z/OS system, and are generally successful. We do have a problem with PDS handling. Other FTP clients identify PDS datasets and treat them as a directory, listing the members if one double clicks on a PDS. CoreFTP doesn't seem to know what to do with a PDS.

Is this one of the updates scheduled for build 1410.03? If so, is their a target date for its release?

Thanks

[rthielen]

I was using the GA version 1.3b. I just tried 1413.01 with the server set to MVS and detected no difference.

[jon holmes]

I have just installed V2.2 and it still doesn't look to support PDS members on z/OS
I don't know if anyone is working on fixing this, its one of our main uses of FTP

[jon holmes]

Appologies to the nice Core FTP people
It does work on this new version if you get your settings right.