5 Transferring Files

5.1 Fast Path to File Transfer

This fast path is designed for experienced users and provides a brief outline of how to transfer files. For more detailed instructions, read the rest of this chapter.

To begin file transfer between your Solaris computer and host computers, follow these steps:

1. Prepare for 3270 emulation by ensuring the following:

   • You are configured as a 3270 user and that the SNAP-IX software is started. Contact your System Administrator, if necessary.

   • The host and your Solaris computer agree on the name of the file transfer program, normally IND$FILE, to be executed by the host. For instructions, see Preparing to Transfer Files.

2. Start the 3270 emulation program.

   Type the following at the Solaris command prompt:

   sna3270 [-s[
   /path/]stylefile]  [-i | -t [/
   path/]convfile]  [-e | -b] [-h 
   IDlist] [-l LUlist] 

   

   To start the Motif version of the program, type the following:

   xsna3270 [-s[
   /path/]stylefile]  [-t [/
   path/]convfile] [-h IDlist
   ]  [-l LUlist] 

   

   For more information about the command-line options you can use, see Starting the 3270 Emulation Program.

3. Enable one or more 3270 display sessions by using the following procedure:

   1. From the main screen, pull down the Control menu and choose Display Sessions .

   2. Enable a session. To do so, highlight it in the Control Display Sessions dialog box and choose <Change Status>. Repeat this step until you have enabled all the sessions you need.

   3. Make the first session you want to use current by highlighting it and choosing <Make Current>.

   4. Choose <Done> to return to the main screen.

   5. Press Esc to move to the 3270 session.

   6. Log on to the host.

   7. Press ACTIONS (default keystroke Ctrl + U) to return to the control interface.

   

   Each enabled session appears as a new window on the Motif screen.

   When you return to the main screen, the session window containing the current session is automatically displayed.

   The ACTIONS keystroke is not required in the Motif program.

   

4. Use the following steps to set parameters for file transfer:

   1. To begin the File Transfer process, choose File Transfer from the Control menu.

   2. In the File Transfer dialog box, highlight the session you want to use. (The session must be available, that is, you must be logged on to the host.)

   3. Choose <Host Parameters>.

   4. In the Options dialog box, specify the type of host environment you are communicating with (TSO, VM/CMS, or CICS), and set the appropriate parameters. (For definitions of the parameters, see Setting Host File Transfer Parameters.)

   5. Choose <OK> to return to the File Transfer dialog box.

5. Begin transferring files using the following steps:

   1. Choose <Start transfer> . The Transfer File on SESSnn dialog box for your host environment is displayed.

   2. Choose Send to send a file to the host or Receive to receive a file from the host.

   3. Enter file names and any other parameters specific to the host type (see Transferring Files Using the Menu Interface).

   4. Choose <OK> to start the transfer. You can transfer only one file at a time per session.

   5. Choose <OK> to acknowledge the start of file transfer.

If you need to stop the file transfer, choose Abort Transfer, select the <Abort File Transfer> radio button to confirm terminating the file transfer process, and then choose<OK> .

To return to the main screen when you finish transferring files, choose <Done> from the File Transfer dialog box or press Esc. From a 3270 session, press ACTIONS (default keystroke Ctrl + U) to return to the main screen.

The ACTIONS keystroke is not required in the Motif program.

For complete instructions about conducting file transfer from the Solaris command prompt, read the rest of this chapter. For a complete list of

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