MAPPER File Transfer Protocol

Using this tab, you can specify various commands required for communicating with MAPPER during a file transfer.

When you transfer files, the MAPPER file transfer protocol either sends the specified commands to MAPPER or interprets the commands received from MAPPER.

You will need to change the defaults if you are using a version of MAPPER whose user interface or commands have been translated from English into another language.

Table 4-19

Option

Description

End Report

Type the text that appears at the end of a MAPPER report.

If you are not sure what to type, contact your host system administrator.

Page Identifier

Type the text string that identifies the display as a MAPPER report page.

If you are not sure what to type, contact your host system administrator.

Shift Command

Type the command that scrolls the MAPPER report horizontally.

If you are not sure what to type, contact your host system administrator.

Trim Trailing Spaces

Select this option to delete any extra spaces that might exist at the end of the received file.

If you clear this option, extra spaces are not deleted.

Command

Type the command to display the Line Zero Information.If you are not sure what to type, contact your host system administrator.

Response

Type the title of the Line Zero Information page.

If you are not sure what to type, contact your host system administrator.

Command Code

Type the MAPPER command code that precedes a MAPPER command (such as the commands to add or delete lines).

If you are not sure what to type, contact your host system administrator.

Look Switch

Type the command used to switch between the old MAPPER look (MAPPER 34) and the new MAPPER look (MAPPER 35).

If you are not sure what to type, contact your host system administrator.

RID Not Found Message

Type the MAPPER message that appears when you try to open a MAPPER report using an invalid number.

If you are not sure what to type, contact your host system administrator.

Retain Header On Download

Select this option to retain MAPPER header information in the file when it is downloaded.

If you clear this option, the MAPPER header information is not retained.

File Type

Click how to handle tabs in the MAPPER report:

  • Comma Separated Fields: Convert tabs to commas (most spreadsheets and databases can import files in this format) .

  • Convert Tabs To Spaces: Convert the tabs to spaces .

  • Do Not Change Tabs: retain the tabs .

To specify the end report indicator for MAPPER file transfers

  1. If a UTS session is not already open, open one.

  2. Make sure MAPPER is selected as the File Transfer Protocol.

  3. From the Options menu, click Settings.

  4. From the Categories list box, click File Transfer.

  5. In the End Report text box, type the text that appears at the end of a MAPPER report.

    If you are not sure what to type, contact your host system administrator.

To specify the page identifier for MAPPER file transfers

  1. If a UTS session is not already open, open one.

  2. Make sure MAPPER is selected as the File Transfer Protocol.

  3. From the Options menu, click Settings.

  4. From the Categories list box, click File Transfer.

  5. In the Page Identifier text box, type the text string that identifies the display as a MAPPER report page.

    If you are not sure what to type, contact your host system administrator.

To specify the shift command for MAPPER file transfers

  1. If a UTS session is not already open, open one.

  2. Make sure MAPPER is selected as the File Transfer Protocol.

  3. From the Options menu, click Settings.

  4. From the Categories list box, click File Transfer.

  5. In the Shift Command text box, type the command that scrolls the MAPPER report horizontally.

    If you are not sure what to type, contact your host system administrator.

To specify how to handle trailing spaces for MAPPER file transfers

  1. If a UTS session is not already open, open one.

  2. Make sure MAPPER is selected as the File Transfer Protocol.

  3. From the Options menu, click Settings.

  4. From the Categories list box, click File Transfer.

  5. Do one of the following:

    To

    Do this

    Delete any extra spaces that might exist at the end of the received file

    Select Trim Trailing Spaces.

    Retain any extra spaces

    Clear Trim Trailing Spaces.

To specify the line zero command for MAPPER file transfers

  1. If a UTS session is not already open, open one.

  2. Make sure MAPPER is selected as the File Transfer Protocol.

  3. From the Options menu, click Settings.

  4. From the Categories list box, click File Transfer.

  5. In the Command text box, type the command to display Line Zero Information.

    If you are not sure what to type, contact your host system administrator.

To specify the line zero response for MAPPER file transfers

  1. If a UTS session is not already open, open one.

  2. Make sure MAPPER is selected as the File Transfer Protocol.

  3. From the Options menu, click Settings.

  4. From the Categories list box, click File Transfer.

  5. In the Response text box, type the title of the Line Zero Information page.

    If you are not sure what to type, contact your host system administrator.

To specify the MAPPER command code for MAPPER file transfers

  1. If a UTS session is not already open, open one.

  2. Make sure MAPPER is selected as the File Transfer Protocol.

  3. From the Options menu, click Settings.

  4. From the Categories list box, click File Transfer.

  5. In the Command Code text box, type the MAPPER command code that precedes a MAPPER command (such as the commands to add or delete lines).

To specify the look switch command for MAPPER file transfers

  1. If a UTS session is not already open, open one.

  2. Make sure MAPPER is selected as the File Transfer Protocol.

  3. From the Options menu, click Settings.

  4. From the Categories list box, click File Transfer.

  5. In the Look Switch text box, type the command used to switch between the old MAPPER look (MAPPER 34) and the new MAPPER look (MAPPER 35).

    If you are not sure what to type, contact your host system administrator.

To specify the no file in RID message for MAPPER file transfers

  1. If a UTS session is not already open, open one.

  2. Make sure MAPPER is selected as the File Transfer Protocol.

  3. From the Options menu, click Settings.

  4. From the Categories list box, click File Transfer.

  5. In the RID Not Found Message text box, type the MAPPER message that appears when you try to open a MAPPER report using an invalid number.

    If you are not sure what to type, contact your host system administrator.

To specify how to handle headers for MAPPER file transfers

  1. If a UTS session is not already open, open one.

  2. Make sure MAPPER is selected as the File Transfer Protocol.

  3. From the Options menu, click Settings.

  4. From the Categories list box, click File Transfer.

  5. Do one of the following:

    To

    Do this

    Retain the MAPPER header information in the file when it is downloaded

    Select Retain Header On Download.

    Omit the MAPPER header information

    Clear Retain Header On Download.

    NOTE:If you plan to upload this file again later, it is recommended that you clear this option.If you select this option and then subsequently upload the file, the MAPPER report will have two headers: the one inherent in the MAPPER report, and the one included in the PC file.

To specify how to handle tabs for MAPPER file transfers

  1. If a UTS session is not already open, open one.

  2. Make sure MAPPER is selected as the File Transfer Protocol.

  3. From the Options menu, click Settings.

  4. From the Categories list box, click File Transfer.

  5. Click the option that indicates how to handle tabs in a MAPPER report:

    To

    Do this

    Convert tabs to commas (most spreadsheets and databases can import files in this format)

    Comma Separated Fields

    Convert tabs to spaces

    Convert Tabs To Spaces

    Retain the tabs

    Do Not Change Tabs

To send a file using the MAPPER file transfer protocol

  1. If a UTS session is not already open, open one.

  2. Make sure MAPPER is selected as the File Transfer Protocol.

  3. If the session is not currently connected to a host, click on the toolbar.

  4. Log on to MAPPER.

  5. Do one of the following:

    • Click on the toolbar.

    • From the Tools menu, click Send File.

  6. Complete the MAPPER Send File dialog box.

    NOTE:The format of the PC file must match the format of the MAPPER report. For example, you cannot upload a 256-column PC file into a MAPPER report that supports only 132 columns.

    Likewise, you cannot upload a file that was downloaded from one drawer into another drawer. For example, you cannot download a file from drawer A and upload it into drawer B.

  7. Click Transfer.

    As the file transfer progresses, the status line displays the message Transferred - x of x lines. This message indicates how many of the total number of lines have been transferred. For example, the status line might display Transferred - 250 of 300 lines.