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FTP foreground

Former Member — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:10:57 GMT

Can the FTP solution that is described within this forum be run in foreground mode or does it have to be background. When I do a lcd command its pointing to my local pc and not the SAP app server where the file resides. I'm just trying to FTP a file from the App server to a non sap server.

Thanks and will reward points for any help.

Richard

Re: FTP foreground

Former Member — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:13:13 GMT

u can run in foreground as well as in background...FTP works in both the sessions. In FTP u need to specify the ip address, user name, password so as that particular location file will be accessed.

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Ramesh Babu Chirumamilla

Re: FTP foreground

Former Member — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:13:23 GMT

As per my understanding, the requirement is to transfer file from one server to other. To do so, please proceed as below:

1. Use FM: FTP_CONNECT twice, once to connect Source server and Once to Destination Server.

2. Use FM: FTP_COMMAND with command: put <source dir/file> <dest dir/file>.

3. Use FM: FTP_DISCONNECT to close the connections.

Hope this helps.

Manish

Re: FTP foreground

Former Member — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:21:45 GMT

Hi,

Programs : <b>RSFTP010, RSFTP020, RSFTP030</b>.

Among the three RSFTP020 has all the FTP paramaters as input and

is more user friendly.

Input paramaters and their use is

User

Password

Host

Command 1 lcd

Command 2 cd

Command 3 put

Destination SAPFTP

Regards

Sudheer

Re: FTP foreground

Former Member — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:24:36 GMT

I want to FTP from the SAP app. server to a foreign server. Whenever I do a lcd it points to my SAP WORKDIR on my local PC.

Re: FTP foreground

Former Member — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:40:41 GMT

Nice Manish

Just a copy paste from this link:

:):):)

Regards

Eswar

Re: FTP foreground

Former Member — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:19:07 GMT

Does anyone know why its pointing to my local SAP WorkDIR as the ftp source and not the app server. Thats why I asked if this needs to be run in background.

Also, I don't have 2 distinct servers to connect to. My program is already running on the SAP App server.

Does anyone have any actual working examples. All the examples posted just show connecting and doing a FTP command.

Thanks

Re: FTP foreground

Former Member — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:27:24 GMT

Hi Richard

Though we are running in foreground, i just know that we need to connect to both servers to execute the command.

This will be useful even when the servers use LOAD BALANCING concept. Suppose the application server has a group of servers, the request can execute in a particular server so using the above method we can point to the right server and execute the commands.

Kind Regards

Eswar

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Eswar Rao Boddeti