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SAVF FTP on AS400 LAN: 504 Binary image transfer required for save files

Use the FTP subcommand BIN to set up for a binary image transfer prior to conducting SAVF file transfer between AS/400 machines.

Ken Graap

Published: 26 Jun 2008

I'm trying to do a AS400 to AS400 FTP of a SAVF within the same LAN. However, I'm getting a message of 504 Binary...

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image transfer is required for save files. What do I do?

Use the FTP subcommand BIN to set up for a Binary image transfer…

In this example I'm connecting to a system named S17.gasco.com, signing on as user KEG, and issuing the "bin" command:

Connecting to host S17.gasco.com

220-QTCP at S17.gasco.com.

220 Connection will close if idle more than 5 minutes

> keg

331 Enter password.

********

230 KEG logged on.

OS/400 is the remote operating system.

250  Now using naming format "0".

257 "KENNETH" is current library.

> bin

 200 Representation type is binary IMAGE. 


Now you can send a binary representation of an iSeries *SAVF…

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