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Old 12-05-2006
Moving file from Mainframe to Unix

Hi I m an absolute dummy on UNIX, I m basically a SAP guy. but I require a file which is stored on the mainframe to be moved to Unix application server. I got the following script to do it from someone

#! /usr/local/bin/move_prom
REMOTE_HOST=158.52.246.30 # Hostname of the remote Mainframe system
export USER=LPDRP # Username on mainframe
export PASSWD=LPDRP # Passsword on mainframe
REMOTE_FILE=TB@PARTS.PROMMSTR.DEC05 # Filename on remote mainframe system
LOCAL_FILE=/data/keep/psp/sc/PROM.TXT # Local filename to be created
/usr/lbin/secftpbatch $REMOTE_HOST ascii get $REMOTE_FILE $LOCAL_FILE
exit 0

but if i run the file as follows
> csh myfilename.sh

It gives me "command not found" error for each statement. So basically I dont know how to even run this file. Could someone help.
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Old 12-05-2006
Normally I use Connect Direct for copying files from Mainframes to UNIX systems and vice versa and I dont know whether it works the way you tried or not since Im not quite familiar with mainframes.

I think one thing you got wrong there is the She-Bang.

#! /usr/local/bin/move_prom indicates that all commands in your shell script are being processed by the binary /usr/local/bin/move_prom ... Ive never heard of something like this. You should rather try using a shell to execute a shell script.

#!/bin/ksh

for example or any other shell available.

Afterwards you need to make it executable with something like

# chmod +x yourscript.sh

and then run it

# ./yourscript.sh

...

If something doesnt work paste the output you get and I will try to help.

Good luck.

Darwin

Last edited by reborg; 12-05-2006 at 06:48 PM.. Reason: get rid of the unintended smiley
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Old 12-05-2006
What is SAP? Anyway that script is not in the csh language. Try sh instead of csh. If you still have trouble, run this command:
uname -a
and post the result so we know what version of unix you have.
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