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Title Ftp task fails on VMS and other ftp servers
Date Updated 05/16/2002
Versions affected Automize 4.x & JavaScheduler 4.x 
OS affected All 
Description Ftp task fails if the Ftp server provides directory listing in non DOS or Unix formats
Causes We only support the DOS and UNIX ftp server listings.  Hence, if your ftp server provides directory listings in different formats, then the task fails.
Solution 1)  VMS: (solution provided by cshs.org)
Include the following line in user's LOGIN.COM file (on the VMS system): 
$ DEFINE MULTINET_FTP_UNIX_STYLE_BY_DEFAULT "TRUE"

Other Ftp servers:
Find out if your ftp server can provide listing in either the Unix (preferred) or DOS formats.  Many Ftp servers may have this as an available option by user account.

2) Beginning in version 5.x, we will support a names only option for the directory listing style.  This will obtain directory listing in the form of names only, from Ftp servers who do not provide the Unix or DOS directory listing style.  In this mode, the file size and date will be unknown.  So, date or size based options will be ignored.  Also, in this mode we do not know if the name corresponds to a file or directory.  Hence, subdirectory transfers (directory tree transfers) cannot be done.
Output Log Bad directory listing during the task
Debug Log