Creating Transfer Lists

The Transfer Files dialog is used to build lists of files to transfer to and/or from the same host.  You may specify individual parameters for each file to transfer.  The files can be grouped as lists so that you do not have to specify the names and parameters the next time you want to transfer the same files.  You may also create lists of files to transfer and then de-select individual files if they are to be excluded from the transfer.

Creating a new list of files to transfer

To create a new list of file transfers, click on the "New List" button.  A unique name for every list is required.  The name should be meaningful to you but it has no influence on the files to be  transferred.  Click on OK to save the name and Cancel to return to the Transfer Files dialog without creating a list.

After you named the list or selected a list from the drop-down box, you can add files to the list, remove files, or change parameters for the individual transfer items.

First you should specify the name of the file to transfer on the host.  This file name should go into the filename field on the Host Options side.  Select the host type, record format, block size, and logical record length as required, or leave the fields at their default values.

Then specify the name of the PC file.  This must be a fully qualified file name. You can use the browse button to find and select the file or just select the directory and type a new file name.  If the PC file already exists you have the option to either replace the old file with the new one, append the new file to the old one, or to be prompted for this decision on every transfer.  You can also select the way carriage returns are handled and whether you would like the file to be translated between ASCII ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is the most common format for text files in computers and on the Internet. In an ASCII file, each alphabetic, numeric, or special character is represented with a 7-bit binary number (a string of seven 0s or 1s). 128 possible characters are defined. ASCII was developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). and EBCDIC EBCDIC is an extension to 8 bits of BCDIC (Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code), an earlier 6-bit character set used on IBM computers. EBCDIC was used on the successful System/360. .  For text files you probably want this option turned on.  For binary files such as programs or images you will want to un-check this option.

Be sure to select the direction of the transfer with one of the direction radio buttons.  You may include a number of uploads and downloads within a list.

If your host requires any additional parameters for the transfer may can enter them in the Host Dependant options field.

When you have defined all parameters click on the Add to List button to add this entry to the list.  This option is disabled until all non-optional parameters have been defined.

The check box in front of the file name in the list box can be used to include or exclude files from a transfer.

To save any changes you made, click the Apply button.  This will not start the transfer, merely save any changes.

When you are ready to start the transfer click on the Start Transfer button.  Once the transfer is complete and you have saved all your changes you can exit the dialog by clicking on Done.