VMS Help COPY, /FTP  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    Transfers files between hosts with possibly dissimilar file
    systems over a TCP/IP connection by invoking the FTP utility.

    Format

      COPY/FTP  fromFile toFile

1 - Parameters

 fromFile

    Specifies the name of an existing file (the source file) to be
    copied.

 toFile

    Specifies the name of the output file (the destination file) into
    which the input file is copied.

2 - Qualifiers

 2.1 - /ANONYMOUS

    Causes an anonymous access to the remote node or nodes.
    /ANONYMOUS is the default remote access. The password
    passed to the remote node should be in the form of
    "user@fullyqualifiednodename".

 2.2 - /ASCII

    Used to identify an ASCII file (text file). /ASCII is the
    default.

 2.3 - /BINARY

    Required to identify binary files.

 2.4 - /FDL

    This qualifier is optional. Causes interaction with an FDL (file
    definition language) file. If the file is being copied to the
    local OpenVMS system, a remote FDL file is sought and interpreted
    for the operation. If the file is being copied outside the local
    OpenVMS system, an FDL file is generated and copied in addition
    to the requested file. If the /FDL qualifier is specified and the
    vendor application does not support it, a warning message may be
    issued.

 2.5 - /LOG

    Displays a message at SYS$OUTPUT when a file is transferred.

 2.6 - /NOSTRUVMS

    Used to explicitly disable the negotiation of STRU OpenVMS
    transfers. Otherwise, some servers will immediately abort when
    negotiating the feature.

 2.7 - /VERBOSE

       /VERBOSE
       /NOVERBOSE

    Specifies whether all messages (including banner messages) are to
    be displayed on the terminal. By default, disables the display of
    the messages.

3 - Examples

    1.$ COPY/FTP/FDL/ANON rms_indexed_file.idx remotehst5::"/public/rms.idx.file"

      This example transfers the OpenVMS RMS file rms_indexed_
      file.idx to the remote file public/rms.idx.file on remotehst5
      over a TCP/IP connection. Access to the remote host is
      anonymous and an FDL file is generated and copied along with
      rms_indexed_file.idx.

    2.$ COPY/FTP/VERBOSE sys$login:login.com -
          xdelta.zko.dec.com"username password"::sys$login:login.tmp

      This example transfers the OpenVMS RMS file sys$login:login.com
      to the remote file sys$login:login.tmp over a TCP/IP connection
      while specifying the user name and password on the remote
      system.

    3.$ COPY/FTP/LOG RESULTS.LOG -
      _To: grad.uq.edu.au"JONES BYRONBAY"::DKA200$:[JONES.DATA]

      In this example, the COPY/FTP command copies the file
      RESULTS.LOG to the file DKA200$:[JONES.DATA]RESULTS.LOG using
      the user account JONES, with password BYRONBAY on node grad,
      that is located in the uq.edu.au internet domain.