These are some possible commands that can be used in FTP Command list:

Command

Description

CREATE DIR(<directory>)

Create a directory on the remote FTP host.
A value must be supplied for the <directory>.

DELETE DIR(<directory>)

Delete a directory on the remote FTP host.
A value must be supplied for the <directory>.

DELETE FILE(<file>)

Delete a file on the remote FTP host.
A value must be supplied for the <file>.

RENAME  FROM(<fromname>)
        TO(<toname>)

Rename a file on the remote FTP host.
Values must be supplied for <fromname> and <toname>.

CHGDIR   PATH(<new path>)

Change directory on the remote FTP host.
A value must be provided for the <newpath>.

BINARY

Change to binary mode.

ASCII

Change to ASCII mode

QUIT

End the FTP session.

GET  FROM(<remotepath>) TO(<localpath>) CONVERT(*YES/*NO)  FROM_ENCODING(<fromcode>) TO_ENCODING(<tocode>) RECORD_DELIMITER(<*NONE/*LF/*CRLF) RECORD_SIZE(<size>) DATALINK(*PASV/*PORT)

GET a file from the remote FTP host and place on the local machine.

Refer to GET command.

PUT  FROM(<remotepath>) TO(<localpath>) CONVERT(*YES/*NO)  FROM_ENCODING(<fromcode>) TO_ENCODING(<tocode>) RECORD_DELIMITER(<*NONE/*LF/*CRLF) RECORD_SIZE(*NOMAX/<size>) DATALINK(*PASV/*PORT)

PUT a file from the local machine onto the remote FTP host.

Refer to  PUT command.

GET command

Keyword

Value

Notes

FROM

value

Mandatory. Remote file path.
For example: /ftp/orders

TO

value

Mandatory. Local file path.
For example: /ftpin/orders

CONVERT

*NO
*YES

Optional. Default is *NO (no conversion).

FROM_ENCODING

value

Optional. Only used if CONVERT(*YES)
This is the encoding to convert the FROM file content to an intermediate Unicode string.

TO_ENCODING

value

Optional. Only used if CONVERT(*YES)
This is the encoding to convert from the intermediate Unicode string to the target encoding.

RECORD_DELIMITER

*NONE
*LF
*CRLF

Optional. Only used if CONVERT(*YES).
This specifies the end of record marker to be added to the end of each converted record read.

Default is *NONE.

RECORD_SIZE

value

Optional. The read size used on the source stream.

Default is 1024.

DATLINK

*PASV

*PORT

Optional.
*PORT - use port mode when getting the file.
*PASV - use passive mode when getting the file.

Default is *PASV.

PUT command

Keyword

Value

Notes

FROM

value

Mandatory. Local file path.
For example: /outftp/orders

TO

value

Mandatory. Remote file path.
For example: /orders

CONVERT

*NO

*YES

Optional. Default is *NO (no conversion).


FROM_ENCODING

value

Optional. Only used if CONVERT(*YES)

This is the encoding to convert the FROM file content to an intermediate Unicode string.

TO_ENCODING

value

Optional. Only used if CONVERT(*YES)

This is the encoding to convert from the intermediate Unicode string to the target encoding.

RECORD_DELIMITER

*NONE

*LF

*CRLF

Optional. Only used if CONVERT(*YES).

Default is *NONE.

This specifies the end of record marker to be added to the end of each converted record read.

RECORD_SIZE

Value

*NOMAX

The read size used on the source file.
Optional. Defaults to 1024.
*NOMAX sets the read size to the length of the source file.

DATLINK

*PASV

*PORT

Optional. Defaults to *PASV.

*PORT - use port mode when putting the file.

*PASV - use passive mode when putting the file.