FTP can accept input from a file instead of the keyboard and send
output to a file instead of the screen.  All you have to do is
override "INPUT" to a script, and override "OUTPUT" to a log file,
before FTP is called.

------- FTP CL Program -------------------------------------
PGM
/* CLEAR THE FTP LOG FILE.                                          */
            CLRPFM     FILE(qgpl/QSRC) MBR(LOG)
            MONMSG     CPF0000
/* OVERRIDE FTP SCRIPT FILE and FTP LOG FILE.                       */
            OVRDBF     FILE(INPUT)  TOFILE(qgpl/QSRC) MBR(SCRIPT)
            OVRDBF     FILE(OUTPUT) TOFILE(qgpl/QSRC) MBR(LOG)
/* START FTP SESSION                                                */
            FTP        'xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx'
ENDPGM
------SCRIPT------------------------------------------------------

user  xxxx password
lcd   qgpl
cd    '/qibm/fiveten/'
del   '/qibm/fiveten/movie.txt'
quote rcmd call qgpl/moviebuild
get   movie.txt movefile (replace
quit
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                 FTP commands on as400
Ftp to an AS400, the type HELP to see these commands

                 FTP Client Subcommands - Help

       !          ?          ACCT       APpend     AScii      Binary
       CD         CDUp       CLose      DEBug      DELete     DIr
       EBcdic     Get        Help       LCd        LOCSIte    LOCSTat
       LPwd       LS         LType      MDelete    MGet       MKdir
       MOde       MPut       NAmefmt    NOop       NUllflds
       Open       PAss       PUt        PWd        QUIt       QUOte
       RE         Initialize REName     RESet      RMDir
       SEND       PAsv       SEND       POrt       SEND       Site
       SIte       STAtus     STRuct     SUnique    SYSCmd     SYSTem
       TYpe       User       Verbose

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