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Getting a *SAVF from Your Desktop to an IBM i System

Troubleshooting


Problem

This document describes the process used to get a *SAVF from your desktop to an IBM i system.

Resolving The Problem

For a PC:

To FTP to the IBM i system, you should do the following:
1. Open a command prompt window.
2. Change to the directory that the file is located in (for example CD C:\TEMP).
3. Type the following:

FTP SYSTEMNAME

or

FTP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

where SYSTEMNAME is the IBM i system name and xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address. Press the Enter key.
4. Type the user ID and password.
5. To change to binary mode, type the following:

BIN

Press the Enter key.
6. To change the host and client to naming convention type 1, type the following:

QUOTE SITE NAMEFMT 1

Press the Enter key.
7.
To create the destination file in the library specified so you do not need to create the SAVF first, type the following:

PUT YOURFILE.SAVF /QSYS.LIB/YOURLIB.LIB/YOURFILE.SAVF

Press the Enter key.

Downloading

To FTP from the IBM i system, you should do the following:
1. Open a command prompt window.
2. Change to the directory that you would like to download the file to (for example: CD C:\TEMP).
3. Type the following:

FTP SYSTEMNAME

or

FTP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

where SYSTEMNAME is the IBM i system name and xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address. Press the Enter key.
4. Type the user ID and password.
5. To change to binary mode, type the following:

BIN

Press the Enter key.
6.





7.
To change the host and client to naming convention type 1, type the following:

QUOTE SITE NAMEFMT 1

Press the Enter key.

To transfer the file to your PC, type the following:

GET /QSYS.LIB/LIBNAME.LIB/FILENAME.SAVF

[{"Type":"MASTER","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB68","label":"Power HW"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU070","label":"IBM Infrastructure"},"Product":{"code":"SWG60","label":"IBM i"},"ARM Category":[{"code":"a8m0z0000000C4BAAU","label":"IBM i"}],"ARM Case Number":"","Platform":[{"code":"PF012","label":"IBM i"}],"Version":"All Versions"}]

Historical Number

19015349

Document Information

Modified date:
08 October 2024

UID

nas8N1017842