  Case-sensitive DCL command input? (ftp) 
 The Question is:
 
Subject: unexpected result from the ftp dir command.
 
Product:
-  DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for
   OpenVMS Alpha  Version V5.0A - ECO 1
   on a AlphaServer 1200 5/400 4MB running
   OpenVMS V7.2-1
-  FTP server (Version 5.60) (QNX 4.24)
 
Description:
Open a ftp session with the UNIX node FEP.
Try to test the existence of a file using two methods:
 I : use the command: "ftp dir &lt;filename&gt;"
 II: use the command:
     "ftp dir/out=dirout.txt &lt;filename&gt;"
 
Result:
Case I is successful but case II not and the message:
"ls: No such file or directory (CCP_X25ACC_4.LOG)"
is put in the dirout.txt file! The file is in lowercase on the UNIX node!
 
How can you influence the case for the ftp dir/out command?
 
 
 
 
 The Answer is:
 
  Please use COPY/FTP or DIRECTORY/FTP.
 
  By default, DCL upcases input text.  (See the V7.2 and later
  DCL SET PROCESS commands that control the input parsing.)
 
  Alternatively, quote any text that must be lowercase.
 
