Connect:Direct file paths specified with a double forward slash

If, as part of a file transfer, you specify a file located on a Connect:Direct node by using a file path that starts with a double forward slash (//), the file is treated as a data set.

Sources and destinations on a Connect:Direct node are specified in the format cd_node_name:file_path. If the file_path starts with a double forward slash (//), the source or destination is treated as a data set. This is the case even when the Connect:Direct node is not on z/OS . This can cause transfer failures if the file path is accidentally specified with a double forward slash (//) at the start and the file is not a data set.

Ensure that we do not specify a file_path that starts with a double forward slash (//) if we do not want the file that you specify to be treated as a data set.

Parent topic: Troubleshooting the Connect:Direct bridge


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