Communication > Quote

The Communication > Quote menu command opens the Quote dialog box for entering an FTP command to send directly to the remote server. Click the OK button to accept the entry or click the Cancel button to cancel the entry.

The Communication > Quote command function can be duplicated by the following:

How to use the Quote command:

  1. Select Communication > Quote, a Quote dialog box will pop up.

  2. Type the FTP command as follows: Command <sp> argument. The <sp> means space, and the argument may or not be needed depending on which FTP command is used.

  3. Press the OK button.

Valid FTP commands that can be used:

CD - CHANGE DIRECTORY 

CWD - CHANGE WORKING DIRECTORY
This command allows the user to work with a different directory or file storage or retrieval without altering his login or accounting information. Transfer parameters are similarly unchanged. The argument is a path name specifying a directory or other system dependent file group designator. 

CDUP - CHANGE TO PARENT DIRECTORY
There are no arguments required.

GET - GET FILE
This command gets a host file from the remote host and transfers it to the PC. The only required parameter is the remote host file name. The complete syntax follows with the optional parameters in brackets.

GET [host-directory]host-filename [local-directory][local-filename] 

HELP - HELP
This command causes the server to send helpful information regarding its implementation status over the control connection to the user. The command may take an argument (e.g., any command name) and return more specific information as a response. The server may use this reply to specify site-dependent parameters, e.g., in response to HELP SITE. 

LS - LIST FILES
The argument is optional. You may specify a directory name. If the argument is not supplied the current directory is used. 

NOOP - NO OPERATION
This command does not affect any parameters or previously entered commands. It specifies no action other than that the server sends an OK reply. There are no arguments required. 

PUT - PUT FILE
This command puts a local PC file to the remote host by sending it to the remote host. The only required parameter is the local PC file name. The complete syntax follows with the optional parameters in brackets.

PUT [local-directory]local-filename [[host-directory]host-filename] 

QUIT - LOGOUT OF FTP SESSION
There are no arguments required. 

SITE - SITE PARAMETERS
This command is used by the server to provide services specific to the system that are essential to file transfer but not sufficiently universal to be included as commands in the protocol. The nature of these services and the specification of their syntax can be stated in a reply to the HELP SITE command. Arguments depend on operating system. 

SYST - SYSTEM
This command is used to find out the type of operating system at the server. There are no arguments required. 

TYPE - REPRESENTATION TYPE
The argument specifies the representation type for transferring files.

A - ASCII

I - IMAGE (Binary) 

Examples:

The following are some examples of Quote commands that you can use to do a file transfer from your PC to an MVS mainframe: