iSeries File Transfer Using Command Line

DOS Command Line Support

iSeries File Transfer Using the Command Line

To execute an iSeries File Transfer from the command line use the following commands:

For download use: IFTD Library iSeries_File FFD Type PC_FileName

For upload use: IFTU Library iSeries_File FFD PC_FileName

Library is the library on the iSeries server
iSeries_File is the data file to use for the transfer
FFD is the file field descriptor
Type: 0 for XLS, 1 for CSV, 2 for Tab-delimited(TXT)
PC_FileName is the destination filename for the XLS, CSV, or TXT file

Example:

BZFTP /L''IFTD QGPL F1201 OUTFILE 0 F1201.XLS''

This example will perform an iSeries File Transfer download on QGLP\F1201 by creating a FFD of the name OUTFILE and then create the Excel spreadsheet F1201.XLS.