LIST_PARSER - UFTP configuration option

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Jan 11, 2018

Description

The LIST_PARSER option specifies the path to a file containing entries that describe the format of file listings received from FTP servers, based on operating system and/or file system.

UFTP contains built-in rules for parsing the file lists that it receives from commonly used FTP servers running on the specified platforms. Those built-in rules are intended to handle most FTP server responses. However, situations may arise when an FTP server returns a file list in a non-standard format. Keeping the rules for parsing that output in a separate file makes it possible to change UFTP's behavior without requiring a new version of the application.

Usage

Method

Syntax

IBM i

HP NonStop

UNIX

Windows

z/OS

Command Line, Short Form

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Command Line, Long Form

-list_parser ddname or filepath

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Environment Variable

UFTPLISTPARSER=filepath

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Configuration File Keyword

list_parser ddname or filepath

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Values

UNIX

filepath is the path name of the file that contains FTP server parsing rules. Relative paths are relative to the current working directory. The default value is parser.txt.

Windows

filepath is the path name of the file that contains FTP server parsing rules. Relative paths are relative to the current working directory. The default value is parser.txt.

z/OS

ddname is the DD name used to point to a dataset that contains FTP server parsing rules. A sequential dataset with a fixed record length of 80 bytes must be allocated to ddname. ddname also can contain instream data with the FTP server parsing rules. The default value is dd:UFTPPARS.