Using wIntegrate host subroutine WIN.FTPGET

I was wondering if someone could comment on the use of the WIN.GETFTP host subroutine.  Every time we use it, it spits out a message "Invalid conversion type NO".  We have always set the type to "0" for ASCII when we make the call, but no matter what we set it to, we always get this message (and have for many years and versions of wIntegrate).  We currently use v6.4.0.

What is it complaining about?

------------------------------
Nelson Schroth
president
C3CompleteShop LLC
Harrison OH US
------------------------------

Nelson,

How are you using WIN.FTPGET, I tested the subroutine using my rocket windows laptop to connect to a Unix server and successfully got back a text file and stored it locally.

RUN BP WIN.FTP.TEST
Enter Server Name dentap
Enter User Name root
Password 
Enter Directory on the Server /disk1/ud82/bin
Enter Filename to get udt.errlog
Enter Location and File Name to Store on PC C:\\u2\\udt.errlog
Got

Here is my test program




------------------------------
Jonathan Smith
UniData ATS
Rocket Support
------------------------------

Nelson,

How are you using WIN.FTPGET, I tested the subroutine using my rocket windows laptop to connect to a Unix server and successfully got back a text file and stored it locally.

RUN BP WIN.FTP.TEST
Enter Server Name dentap
Enter User Name root
Password 
Enter Directory on the Server /disk1/ud82/bin
Enter Filename to get udt.errlog
Enter Location and File Name to Store on PC C:\\u2\\udt.errlog
Got

Here is my test program

PROMPT ""

CRT "Enter Server Name " :

INPUT SERVER

IF SERVER = "" THEN STOP

CRT "Enter User Name " :

INPUT USERNAME

IF USERNAME = "" THEN STOP

CRT "Password " :

INPUT PASSWORD

IF PASSWORD = "" THEN STOP

ERRMSG = ""

CALL WIN.FTPCON(SERVER,USERNAME,PASSWORD,ERRMSG)

IF ERRMSG = "" THEN

  CRT "Enter Directory on the Server ":

  INPUT DIRNAME

  CALL WIN.FTPSETDR(DIRNAME)

  CRT "Enter Filename to get " :

  INPUT FILENAME

  IF FILENAME = "" THEN STOP

  CRT "Enter Location and File Name to Store on PC ":

  INPUT LOCNAME

  IF LOCNAME = "" THEN STOP

  RESP = ""

  CALL WIN.FTPGET(FILENAME,LOCNAME,1,RESP)

  IF RESP = "" THEN

    CRT "Got"

  END ELSE

    CRT "Failed - " : RESP

  END

END ELSE

  CRT "Connect Failed - " : ERRMSG

END

END

------------------------------
Jonathan Smith
UniData ATS
Rocket Support
------------------------------

Jonathan,

Thanks for the post.  One clarification...we have ALWAYS gotten the file to transfer.  It is just the annoying message which causes some users confusion.

I will look over your sample program for  differences...right off the top, I see you used a WIN.FTPSETDR - never used that.  Will look into what it does.

Nelson

------------------------------
Nelson Schroth
president
C3CompleteShop LLC
Harrison OH US
------------------------------

Jonathan,

Thanks for the post.  One clarification...we have ALWAYS gotten the file to transfer.  It is just the annoying message which causes some users confusion.

I will look over your sample program for  differences...right off the top, I see you used a WIN.FTPSETDR - never used that.  Will look into what it does.

Nelson

------------------------------
Nelson Schroth
president
C3CompleteShop LLC
Harrison OH US
------------------------------

Hi Jonathan,

We do not use WIN.FTPSETDR since we use full pathname for the WIN.FTPGET local server's file name.
Also, our usage is on AIX 7.2 running UV 11.3.1.
It may just be that it works fine on your Windows machine and not on UNIX.

Nelson

------------------------------
Nelson Schroth
president
C3CompleteShop LLC
Harrison OH US
------------------------------

Hi Jonathan,

We do not use WIN.FTPSETDR since we use full pathname for the WIN.FTPGET local server's file name.
Also, our usage is on AIX 7.2 running UV 11.3.1.
It may just be that it works fine on your Windows machine and not on UNIX.

Nelson

------------------------------
Nelson Schroth
president
C3CompleteShop LLC
Harrison OH US
------------------------------

Hi Nelson,

The set directory call worked for me when using it on a Windows install and AIX install. I removed the set directory call to be in line with what you do. I used a Windows Server and an AIX server and it still cannot see any error. Also tested on UniVerse and UniData and no difference. I am using version 6.4.4 of Wintegrate.

Server Program OS = Windows NT
Enter Server Name dentap
Enter User Name root
Password
Enter Filename to get /disk1/ud82/bin/udt.errlog
Enter Location and File Name to Store locally C:\\u2\\udt.errlog
Got

Server Program OS = UNIX
Enter Server Name dentap
Enter User Name root
Password 
Enter Filename to get /disk1/ud82/bin/udt.errlog
Enter Location and File Name to Store locally C:\\u2\\udt.errlog
Got



------------------------------
Jonathan Smith
UniData ATS
Rocket Support
------------------------------

I was wondering if someone could comment on the use of the WIN.GETFTP host subroutine.  Every time we use it, it spits out a message "Invalid conversion type NO".  We have always set the type to "0" for ASCII when we make the call, but no matter what we set it to, we always get this message (and have for many years and versions of wIntegrate).  We currently use v6.4.0.

What is it complaining about?

------------------------------
Nelson Schroth
president
C3CompleteShop LLC
Harrison OH US
------------------------------

Nelson,

Do you have an example of the file you are trying to upload via ftp.
Also what happens if you use the ftp command to do the same at 

a) the OS prompt in AIX
b) the OS prompt in Windows


Thanks,
Jonathan

------------------------------
Jonathan Smith
UniData ATS
Rocket Support
------------------------------