Customizing the Display and Printer session interfaceTransfer menuIND$FILE transfer - IBM Mainframe (3270)

IND$FILE transfer - IBM Mainframe (3270)

The IND$FILE transfer is controlled through the Host File Transfer window. The Host File Transfer window provides an easy-to-use graphical interface. You can send or receive a single file to or from the host. You can also create transfer lists to easily preform batch file transfers.

Note: The Host File Transfer window is new starting in version 6.1. To continue to use the old IND$FILE transfer method, delete Bzindf.dll from the installation directory, and double-click the setup.exe file to reinstall Rocket TE.
Figure 1. IND$File Host File Transfer window
Transfer toolbar
Contains the following icons (from left to right):

  • New: Creates a Mainframe Display transfer file (.mdf).

  • Open: Opens a saved Mainframe Display transfer file.

  • Save: Saves the transfer options with the display session. The next time the session is opened, the options set in the Transfer Setup window are already configured.

  • Save As: Saves the Mainframe Display Transfer file as an .mdf file in the \Config folder by default. This allows you to create, save, and reuse multiple transfer configurations.

  • Options: Opens the File Options window. Refer to Setting file options for more information.

  • Send: Sends the selected local file to the host.

  • Receive: Receives the selected host file to your local machine.

  • Transfer Setup: Opens the Transfer Setup window. Refer to Configuring IND$FILE transfer setup for more information.

  • Expand View: Expands the view of the transfer pane of the window; the Transfer List pane disappears. Click the icon again to return to the default view.

  • Rocket TE Help Topics: Opens the Rocket TE Display and Printer Help.

  • About Rocket TE: Opens the About Rocket TE window which contains version and copyright information.

Local Files pane
Displays the files on your local machine. In the Local Files field, you can type the file name on the local computer. Or, use the drop-down list to navigate through your machine to locate the necessary files.
Host Files pane
Displays the files on the host. In the field at the top of the pane, you can type the file name on the host.
The other options that appear in the Host Files pane change depending upon which host system you are using. They include:
  • File Type: Lists the selected VM file type (VM/CMS only).
  • File Mode: Lists the selected VM file mode (VM/CMS only)
  • DSN Level: Filters host files. The value is passed as a parameter of the DSLIST command when the user selects Refresh. (TSO only).
  • Refresh: Updates the host files list. (VM/CMS and TSO only).
Note: If you selected the TSO host system type during configuration, your session must be at a READY prompt or the ISPF command shell. If it is not, you cannot view the host files and you will receive an error when you click Refresh.
Center icons
The middle of the window contains the following icons (from top to bottom):

  • Send: Sends the selected local file to the host.

  • Receive: Receives the selected host file to your local machine.

  • File Type: A drop-down list sets the file type to either Text or Binary.
  • CR/LF: Controls whether CR/LF characters are added or removed at the end of each line in the file.
  • Append: Appends the transfer file, rather than overwriting it.

  • Add to List: Moves the selected local or host file to the Transfer List.

Transfer List toolbar
Contains the following icons (from left to right):

  • New: Creates a new Mainframe Display Transfer List file (.mdl).

  • Open: Opens a saved Mainframe Display transfer list file.

  • Save: Saves the current Mainframe Display transfer list with the session. The next time the session is opened, the transfer list is displayed in the Transfer List pane.

  • Save As: Saves the Mainframe Display transfer list file as an .mdl file in the \Config folder by default. This allows you to create, save, and reuse multiple transfer lists.

  • Add: Opens the Transfer Properties window. From here, you can add a file to the transfer list. Refer to Using the Transfer Properties window for more information.

  • Remove: Removes the selected file from the transfer list.

  • Properties: Opens the Transfer Properties window for the selected file.

  • Select All: Selects all of the files in the transfer list.

  • Select Cancel: Deselects all of the files in the transfer list.

  • Run: Sends or receives the files in the transfer list.

  • Move Up: Moves the selected file up one space in the list.

  • Move Down: Moves the selected file down one space in the list.

  • Expand View: Expands the view of the Transfer List pane; the transfer pane disappears. Click the icon again to return to the default view.

Transfer List pane
Contains the files in the transfer list. This pane contains the following columns:

  • Local File: The file name of the local file.

  • Local Path: The location of the local file.

  • Direction: Send, Receive, or None.

  • Host File: The name of the host file that is being received or that the local file is being sent to.

  • Options: Displays the file options for the transfer. For example, Text, Binary, CRLF, and/or Append.

  • Configuring IND$FILE transfer setup
  • Setting file options
    Rocket TE Host File Transfer has the same file save options that are available in a display session.
  • Receiving files from the host
    Rocket TE has the ability to transfer files to and from the PC and the host system. During the transfer, Rocket TE performs the file translation between the ASCII (PC) and EBCDIC (Host) character sets. Rocket TE supports Write Structured fields file transfers as well as screen-based file transfers.
  • Sending files to the host
    Rocket TE has the ability to transfer files to and from the PC and the host system. During the transfer, Rocket TE will perform the file translation between the ASCII (PC) and EBCDIC (Host) character sets. Rocket TE supports Write Structured Fields file transfers as well as screen-based file transfers.
  • Transfer lists
    Transfer lists are used to control batch file transfers. A transfer list can contain files that are being transferred in both directions. Multiple transfer lists can be created, saved, and used again in the future. Each entry in a transfer list can have a customized transfer setup.
  • Configuring IND$FILE with Arabic support
    Before you can transfer Arabic files, you must properly configure the bidirectional language and translation options.
  • Configuring APVUFILE (IND$FILE for DBCS) with DBCS support
    Before you can transfer DBCS files, you must properly configure DBCS and translation options.
  • Technical reference
    This technical reference describes the free form text that may be entered into the custom file type parameters input field for file transfer options. The valid text that may be entered depends on the file transfer operation (Send or Receive) and the mainframe operating system (CICS, MVS/TSO or VM/CMS).
Parent topic: Transfer menu