RD ftp site down?

#11

On Apr 19, 3:39 pm, "Ed Sheehan" <NOedsS... (AT) xmission (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

"Mark Brown" <mbr... (AT) drexelmgt (DOT) com> wrote in message

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Ed,

Just a guess, but probably because you can sel-restore from files that
have multiple data sections, perhaps it's merely asking: Which Dict?
Which File within that Dict? Usually the answer is the same, but once in
a while it's not and the mvBase process may not like filename,subfile
construct as a reply.

What's the exact sequence of questions?

Account name on tape :
Dictionary name on tape :
File name on tape :

Not sure what is wanted for dictionary name.

Ed

Mark Brown

"Ed Sheehan" <NOedsS... (AT) xmission (DOT) com> wrote in message
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Went there for a quick mvBase answer and the whole ftp site is now "under
constuction." Anyone on the inside know when it'll be back up?

My mvbase question is this. It's been a LONG time since I did tape ops on
an mvBase system. I'm sel-restoring a file and it's asking for the
dictionary name. I'm used to entering the account name and file name. If
I needed a dict, I'd sel-restore DICT filename and it'd know what to do.
Why is the dict name necessary?

Thanks,

Ed- Hide quoted text -

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The account your account name ie Accounting
The Dict is a sub account inside Accounting (example, GL, payables)
this is not needed if you want the whole account you can just hit
enter
your account name on the tape

#12

IE 6.0 and the link worked fine for me.

Also got in with ws_ftp le as anonymous user.

--
frosty

Ed Sheehan wrote:

Quote:

I just d/l'd firefox and it still gives a not-found error. When I
typed in ftp://ftp.rainingdata.com/, it came back with "under
construction."
Which browser are you using? I'll get it and try again...

Thanks,

Ed

"frosty" <frostyj (AT) bogus (DOT) tld> wrote in message
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r u using ie or another browser?
you may need to tweak some settings
in internet explorer.

--
frosty

Ed Sheehan wrote:
Just tried it. Clicked on this link:

ftp://ftp.rainingdata.com/pub/mvBase...operations.pdf

and got "The page cannot be found"

Not sure what's up - all my ftp link attempts fail...

Ed

"Ross Ferris" <rossf (AT) stamina (DOT) com.au> wrote in message
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On Apr 20, 5:03 am, "Ed Sheehan" <NOedsS... (AT) xmission (DOT) com> wrote:
Went there for a quick mvBase answer and the whole ftp site is now
"under constuction." Anyone on the inside know when it'll be back
up? My mvbase question is this. It's been a LONG time since I did
tape ops on an
mvBase system. I'm sel-restoring a file and it's asking for the
dictionary
name. I'm used to entering the account name and file name. If I
needed a dict, I'd sel-restore DICT filename and it'd know what to
do. Why is the dict name necessary?

Thanks,

Ed

If it helps, site is now up

#13

Why don't you just use http:??

Go to:

http://www.rainingdata.com/support/d...mvb/index.html

You don't need to ftp the docs

Cheers,

Brian

Ed Sheehan wrote:

Quote:

Yes, mvBase is just like D3, except when it's not. I also need to increase
the size of the blob since the client is down to about 1% left, so I need
those docs bad. If you or anyone knows of a browser that can hook up to the
ftp site (I've tried IE and Fireox), please let me know.

Thanks,

Ed

#14

On Apr 20, 9:23 am, "Ed Sheehan" <NOedsS... (AT) xmission (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

"Mark Brown" <mbr... (AT) drexelmgt (DOT) com> wrote in message

news:4627eb72$0$4931$4c368faf (AT) roadrunner (DOT) com...

Ed,

They want either the same name as the dict name, or null.

Example:
sel-restore myfile itemx
account name on tape: *acctname*
Dictionary name on tape: myfile
File name on tape: myfile

It's possible you can just hit return at the filename prompt and one of
two things will happen:

1) it will assume with no data name that they are the same and you want
data from the "myfile" file; or
2) it will assume you are restoring from the dictionary portion of the
file.

I think it does number 2) (!) because it takes off when I press enter there.
So I duped the filename for both dict and data and it found the items I
needed (it allows a select-list to be active.) It appears to be just a
syntactical difference from D3.

Yes, mvBase is just like D3, except when it's not. I also need to increase
the size of the blob since the client is down to about 1% left, so I need
those docs bad. If you or anyone knows of a browser that can hook up to the
ftp site (I've tried IE and Fireox), please let me know.

Thanks,

Ed

Sorry, can't be more specific than that. Wasn't mvBase the product RD
bought from GA? Alike but not the same?

Mark Brown

"Ed Sheehan" wrote:

What's the exact sequence of questions?

Account name on tape :
Dictionary name on tape :
File name on tape :

Not sure what is wanted for dictionary name.

Ed

Mark Brown

"Ed Sheehan" <NOedsS... (AT) xmission (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:f08egk$hgr$1 (AT) news (DOT) xmission.com...
Went there for a quick mvBase answer and the whole ftp site is now
"under constuction." Anyone on the inside know when it'll be back up?

My mvbase question is this. It's been a LONG time since I did tape ops
on an mvBase system. I'm sel-restoring a file and it's asking for the
dictionary name. I'm used to entering the account name and file name.
If I needed a dict, I'd sel-restore DICT filename and it'd know what to
do. Why is the dict name necessary?

Thanks,

Ed- Hide quoted text -

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ummmm, can you FTP to ANYWHERE? (ftp://downloads.stamina.com.au/
testdrivecd is a good place to try :-)
Is it possible you have a firewall on your pc/router that is stopping
FTP access ?

#15

All the links on that page are ftp links. But it's moot now, as I found the
problem. I have a web filter (Proxomitron), which has a bypass function that
usually works, but not with ftp. I had to terminate it, then adjust my
connections in IE to not do a proxy. Then all worked a treat. I have no clue
as to why bypass doesn't leave ftp alone, but I'll remember the fix!

Thanks to all who responded!

Ed

"Brian Speirs" <bss59 (AT) REMOVETHISparadise (DOT) net.nz> wrote

Quote:

Why don't you just use http:??

Go to:

http://www.rainingdata.com/support/d...mvb/index.html

You don't need to ftp the docs

Cheers,

Brian

Ed Sheehan wrote:

Yes, mvBase is just like D3, except when it's not. I also need to
increase the size of the blob since the client is down to about 1% left,
so I need those docs bad. If you or anyone knows of a browser that can
hook up to the ftp site (I've tried IE and Fireox), please let me know.

Thanks,

Ed

#16

"Ross Ferris" <rossf (AT) stamina (DOT) com.au> wrote

Quote:

On Apr 20, 9:23 am, "Ed Sheehan" <NOedsS... (AT) xmission (DOT) com> wrote:
"Mark Brown" <mbr... (AT) drexelmgt (DOT) com> wrote in message

news:4627eb72$0$4931$4c368faf (AT) roadrunner (DOT) com...

Ed,

They want either the same name as the dict name, or null.

Example:
sel-restore myfile itemx
account name on tape: *acctname*
Dictionary name on tape: myfile
File name on tape: myfile

It's possible you can just hit return at the filename prompt and one of
two things will happen:

1) it will assume with no data name that they are the same and you
want
data from the "myfile" file; or
2) it will assume you are restoring from the dictionary portion of
the
file.

I think it does number 2) (!) because it takes off when I press enter
there.
So I duped the filename for both dict and data and it found the items I
needed (it allows a select-list to be active.) It appears to be just a
syntactical difference from D3.

Yes, mvBase is just like D3, except when it's not. I also need to
increase
the size of the blob since the client is down to about 1% left, so I need
those docs bad. If you or anyone knows of a browser that can hook up to
the
ftp site (I've tried IE and Fireox), please let me know.

Thanks,

Ed

Sorry, can't be more specific than that. Wasn't mvBase the product RD
bought from GA? Alike but not the same?

Mark Brown

"Ed Sheehan" wrote:

What's the exact sequence of questions?

Account name on tape :
Dictionary name on tape :
File name on tape :

Not sure what is wanted for dictionary name.

Ed

Mark Brown

"Ed Sheehan" <NOedsS... (AT) xmission (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:f08egk$hgr$1 (AT) news (DOT) xmission.com...
Went there for a quick mvBase answer and the whole ftp site is now
"under constuction." Anyone on the inside know when it'll be back
up?

My mvbase question is this. It's been a LONG time since I did tape
ops
on an mvBase system. I'm sel-restoring a file and it's asking for
the
dictionary name. I'm used to entering the account name and file
name.
If I needed a dict, I'd sel-restore DICT filename and it'd know what
to
do. Why is the dict name necessary?

Thanks,

Ed- Hide quoted text -

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- Show quoted text -

ummmm, can you FTP to ANYWHERE? (ftp://downloads.stamina.com.au/
testdrivecd is a good place to try :-)
Is it possible you have a firewall on your pc/router that is stopping
FTP access ?

Yep, it's possible. I have Proxomitron, which has a bypass function with
works well for http, but not ftp. Had to kill it, then fix the Lan Settings
in IE connections. That eliminated the problem, although I can't explain why
I had to go thru such a drastic step.

Ed

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