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ftp for partition dataset from Mainframe to pc

PostPosted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 2:20 pm
by jaggz
Hi,

I want to download some of my PDS datasets from mainframe to PC. I tried via mainframe but i was not able to do at once, insense it is making us to perform a ftp operation as One by one. Is there any way to download all the 23 pds member at once(to our target file in PC.

Re: ftp for partition dataset from Mainframe to pc

PostPosted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 2:27 pm
by enrico-sorichetti
a dataset name is seen as composite path
if Your dataset is HLQ1.HLQ2.HLQ3

then from any FTP client

cd /HLQ1
cd HLQ2
cd HLQ3

prompt ( to flp the prompt/noprompt flag )

mget *

it will get all the pds members

Re: ftp for partition dataset from Mainframe to pc

PostPosted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 3:23 pm
by jaggz
Thanks a lot for your help. Enrico you are my one of the best mentor.