General Tab

Using this tab, you can specify various options for communicating with the OS 2200 Editor during a file transfer.

Table 4-15

Options

Description

Tab Character

Type the character in the PC file that will be converted to a tab character when the file is uploaded to the OS 2200 Editor.

Once this character is converted to a tab on the OS 2200 Editor, it cannot be converted back to the original character. If you do not want to convert any characters in the PC file to tab characters, type a character that does not exist in the PC file, such as |.

Transfer Timeout

Type the number of seconds (0-100) that the file transfer protocol will wait for a host response before canceling the transfer.

Automatic Recovery

Select this option to restore the original version of the OS 2200 Editor file that was being modified when a connection with the OS 2200 Editor is broken.

If you select this option, the file that was last in use on the OS 2200 Editor is restored and appears in the session window, even if it is not the file that you currently want to upload or download.

If you clear this option, the prompt asking you whether to recover the file remains on the screen until you respond to it.

Determine Size

This option is not supported in this version.

Line Wrap

This option is not supported in this version.

Suppress Display

Select this option if you do not want the contents of the file to appear on the screen while the file is being transferred.If you clear this option, the contents of the file appears on the screen.

To specify the tab character replacement for OS 2200 file transfers

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

  2. Make sure OS2200 Editor 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 Tab Character text box, type the character in the PC file that will be converted to a tab character when the file is uploaded to the OS 2200 Editor.

    Once this character is converted to a tab on the OS 2200 Editor, it cannot be converted back to the original character. If you do not want to convert any characters in the PC file to tab characters, type a character that does not exist in the PC file, such as |.

To specify the timeout for OS 2200 file transfers

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

  2. Make sure OS2200 Editor 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 Transfer Timeout text box, type the number of seconds (0-100) that the file transfer protocol will wait for a host response before canceling the transfer.

To specify how to handle incomplete transfers for OS 2200 file transfers

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

  2. Make sure OS2200 Editor 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

    Restore the original version of the OS 2200 Editor file that was being modified when a connection with the OS 2200 Editor is broken.

    Select Automatic Recovery.

    Display the prompt that asks you whether to recover the file until you respond to it

    Clear Automatic Recovery.

NOTE:If you select this option, the file that was last in use on the OS 2200 Editor is restored and appears in the session window, even if it is not the file that you currently want to upload or download.

To show or hide the file contents during OS 2200 file transfers

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

  2. Make sure OS2200 Editor 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

    Prevent display of the file contents on the screen while the file is being transferred

    Select Suppress Display.

    Display the contents of the file

    Clear Suppress Display.