Using SecureFT to transfer files via FTP from the PC to an IBM 4690 server generates the error above. Below is sample text from the output log window of SecureFT:

USER pos_dev
331 Password required for pos_dev.
PASS *****
230 User pos_dev logged in.
PWD
257 “c:” is current directory.
TYPE I
200 Type set to I.
SYST
215 OS 4690 operating system Passive mode on.
TYPE I
200 Type set to I.
c:\
Directory “c:” caused an error with message: “Bad pathname specification (e.g., syntax error).”.
CWD c:\c:
550 c:\c:: error 0.

In contrast, here is the output from a command-line FTP client:

220 FTP server (IBM 4690 TCP/IP FTP Version 1.0) ready.
User pos_dev
331 Password required for pos_dev.
Password:
230 User pos_dev logged in.
cd adx_upgm
250 CWD command successful.
pwd
257 “c:\adx_upgm” is current directory.
cd ..
250 CWD command successful.
bi
200 Type set to I.
get ace.dat
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for ace.dat (55 bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
ftp: 55 bytes received in 0.00Seconds 55000.00Kbytes/sec.
quit
221 Goodbye.

CR 727

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