Couldn't get handle: Failure

[jacobsm]

I'm attempting to send a USS resident file to a zOS dataset using cozsftp and I'm getting this error. I'm successful going the other way, i.e. zOS dataset to USS file.

Co:Z cozsftp version: 1.4.0 beta5 (5.0p1) 2009-08-14
Copyright (C) Dovetailed Technologies, LLC. 2008. All rights reserved.
Connecting to tcs1...
[00818] Couldn't get handle: Failure
ZosPosixFile: Closing file /u/aimj/test.data - 0 bytes read, 0 bytes sent

Here is the failing JCL

//COZBATCH EXEC PGM=COZBATCH
//A DD DSN=AIMJ.INPUT.DATA.LARGE,DISP=SHR
//STEPLIB DD DISP=SHR,DSN=MVSISV.COZ.LOAD
//STDIN DD *
cozsftp aimj@tcs1
put /tcs/ncoahttp/ncoarpt/out/CIRCH12A.xls //DD:A
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//STDOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//STDERR DD SYSOUT=*

[dovetail]

With the cozsftp put command, the name of the local file is the first argument and the name of the second argument is second. You have the arguments reversed.

[jacobsm]

I figured out the problem

It seems like the home directory isn't being set correctly with the source of the put is a USS file.

This works

//STEPLIB DD DISP=SHR,DSN=MVSISV.COZ.LOAD
//STDIN DD *
cozsftp aimj@tcs1
put /u/aimj/test.data //DD:A
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//STDOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//STDERR DD SYSOUT=*

This doesn't

//STEPLIB DD DISP=SHR,DSN=MVSISV.COZ.LOAD
//STDIN DD *
cozsftp aimj@tcs1
put test.data //DD:A
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//STDOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//STDERR DD SYSOUT=*

cozsftp> put test.data //DD:A
Uploading test.data to //DD:A

Co:Z cozsftp version: 1.4.0 beta5 (5.0p1) 2009-08-14
Copyright (C) Dovetailed Technologies, LLC. 2008. All rights reserved.
Connecting to tcs1...
[00818] Couldn't get handle: Failure
ZosPosixFile: Closing file /u/aimj/test.data - 0 bytes read, 0 bytes sent


My home directory is set to /u/aimj and the home directory is picked up with I put to a USS file.

//A DD DSN=AIMJ.INPUT.DATA.LARGE,DISP=SHR
//STEPLIB DD DISP=SHR,DSN=MVSISV.COZ.LOAD
//STDIN DD *
cozsftp aimj@tcs1
put //DD:A test.data
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//STDOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//STDERR DD SYSOUT=*

cozsftp> put //DD:A test.data
Uploading //DD:A to /u/aimj/test.data

[dovetail]

You can't put to a remote DD, since the DD wouldn't be allocated on the remote server.

[jacobsm]

DD A is on the same server as the execution of the cozsftp command. All this job is doing is a fancy oput from an MVS dataset to an omvs file on the same system.

[dovetail]

OK, but how is DD:A allocated in the SSHD/sftp server address space?

The Co:Z sftp client supports DD references, the server does not.

If you want to copy a from from a omvs file to a dataset, sftp is far from the best way. Just use the Co:Z todsn or fromdsn commands under a COZBATCH step directly.

[jacobsm]

I'm still a bit mixed up;

This works;

//STEPLIB DD DISP=SHR,DSN=MVSISV.COZ.LOAD
//STDIN DD *
cozsftp aimj@tcs1
put /u/aimj/test.data //DD:A
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//STDOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//STDERR DD SYSOUT=*

This doesn't

//STEPLIB DD DISP=SHR,DSN=MVSISV.COZ.LOAD
//STDIN DD *
cozsftp aimj@tcs1
put test.data //DD:A
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//STDOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//STDERR DD SYSOUT=*

The only difference is that on the working job the USS file is spelled out with it's full path. When I reverse the source and target on the put command I don't need the full path to the uss file.

[dovetail]

I don't see how either would work, since I would not expect DD:A to be allocated in the SSDH/sftp-server address space.

What does the session log file created by Co:Z sftp-server show?