Re: How to FTP big files (377 MB) from PC to IBM i

Thanks Jim!
I've been trying this interactively for now, with the idea of setting up a batch file (if the user wants to have it that way)

I the FTP commands as far as "pretending" to run the PUT statement.
 "200 PORT subcommand successful" That lasted about 9 minutes, but then up popped "425 Not able to open data connection". 

--Alan Cassidy
Thanks to all who even think about this and especially to those who contribute. 

> On 07/06/2026 5:19 PM EDT Jim Franz <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>  
> is the ftp originated from the IBM i or from a pc or other server?
> may need to turn on verbose logging in the ftp script
> also, if replacing records in a database file, make sure the max records
> for that file is big enough
> from dspfd..
> Member size                                   SIZE
>   Initial number of records . . . . . . . . :                 10000
>   Increment number of records . . . . . . . :             1000
>   Maximum number of increments  . . . . . . :             1000
> Record capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :               1010000
> 
> (and i've moved much larger files than yours on and off the system)
> 
> can you show us the cryptic message, and the ftp script?
> 
> Jim Franz
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jul 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM Jon Paris <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > To the best of my knowledge there is no size limit.  I'm pretty certain we
> > have FTP'd files far larger than yours,
> >
> > Have you checked the logs to detemine the underlying cause of the failure?
> >
> >
> > Jon Paris
> > [email protected]
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Jul 6, 2026, at 3:18 PM, Infodorado InfoDorado via MIDRANGE-L <
> > [email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > Where do I look for this?
> > > I have a CSV file, size 377 MB, and when I ran FTP to upload it to the
> > IBM i, it quit. I assume it's a sie limit.
> > >
> > > Can somebody tell me the standard size limit, and what the solution is
> > to get it done?
> > >
> > > --lan Cassidy
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