Mainframe GDG files

[misi01]

Is access to the above not possible ? Here are the log results when trying to access a specific file that does exist on the mainframe

2006-02-03 08:40:08 User name: xxxxxx
2006-02-03 08:40:08 Sent> TYPE A
2006-02-03 08:40:08 Recv> 200 Representation type is Ascii NonPrint
2006-02-03 08:40:08 Sent> PORT 172,24,76,43,17,127
2006-02-03 08:40:08 Recv> 200 Port request OK.
2006-02-03 08:40:08 Sent> LIST
2006-02-03 08:40:08 Recv> 550 No data sets found.
2006-02-03 08:40:08 Load Comparison: ftp://xxxxxx1@ftp_site/'BGST.BGST.D123601.G0016V00' <->

I also tried specifying the file as 'BGST.BGST.D123601(0)' (which is the std m/f method of specifying the last/latest generation of a GDG), but BC didn't like this (reasonable, I suppose).

Considernig how easilt it managed to access a PDS member on the m/f, I'm somewhat perplexed.

[Chris]

Re: Mainframe GDG files

I don't know how to specify it directly.

Does it work to open the url: ftp://xxxxxx1@ftp_site/ and then browse to the file that you want?

[misi01]

Re: Mainframe GDG files

Thanks. I was about to reply that it didn't work, but then, suddenly, automagically it did. I specified

ftp://userid@our_site/'BGST.BGST.D122101'

and was shown a list of members.
Thanks for the tip