Upload SAVF from PC to iSeries

These are the instructions to FTP a file from your PC into a save file on the iSeries

• On your AS/400 or iSeries run the following OS/400 CL command to create the save file.

CRTSAVF  SAVF(QGPL/MYSAVF)

• If the FTP server is NOT running on your system start it by issuing the following CL command:

STRTCPSVR  *FTP

• On your PC, go to a command prompt and start FTP and connect to your AS/400 or iSeries.

FTP  <your.ip.address>

• Enter your FTP user ID and Password when prompted (it will be the same as your AS/400 User ID and Password).

• Then run the following two FTP commands:

quote site namefmt 1
cd /qsys.lib/qgpl.lib

• At this point the iSeries naming convention is established and the QGPL library is set changed to the current library.

• Now you need to determine where the save file is located on your PC. A good place to store this type of file is in a directory named C:\QTEMP or C:\Temp or something similar since shorter directory names are easier to work with in FTP.

• Enter the following FTP command to switch to the directory containing the mysavf save file. Be sure to use the directory where the .savf file is located on your PC.

lcd  c:\temp

• You are now ready to upload the save file. First, you need to tell FTP to transfer the file unmodified, that is as a binary file rather than a plain ASCII text file. If you skip this step the save file's data will be corrupted.

• Enter the following FTP command:

BINARY

• You are now ready to begin the transfer.

• Enter the following FTP command to send the save file to your AS/400/iSeries system.

PUT  mysavf.savf 

• This command will start the transfer. Depending on the FTP software you're using you may or may not see a status message indicating the progress.

• If the PUT command fails, you may need to include the REPLACE option. The FTP syntax for REPLACE(*YES) is a left parenthesis followed by the word Replace, as follows:

PUT  mysavf.savf  (Replace

• After a successful FTP transfer, you should end your FTP session by closing the window.

• Enter the following FTP command:

QUIT

• On some PC platforms, the BYE command is used instead of QUIT. If the QUIT command fails, issue the BYE command as follows:

BYE

• On the iSeries, enter the following CL command:

RSTLIB SAVLIB(WHATEVER) DEV(*SAVF)  SAVF(QGPL/WHATEVER)

• If this does not work, try

 RSTOBJ OBJ(*ALL) SAVLIB(MYSAVF) DEV(*SAVF) SAVF(QGPL/MYSAVF) MBROPT(*ALL) ALWOBJDIF(*ALL) RSTLIB(MYSAVF)