NOTE:If the transfer is one you'll be performing regularly, you can save your transfer settings in a transfer request file.
To transfer files to a mainframe from your PC
Start Reflection and log on to the host computer as usual.
The steps depend on your user interface mode.
User Interface Mode |
Steps |
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The Reflection Ribbon |
On the Session tab, from the Transfergroup, click File Transfer. |
The Reflection Browser |
On the Reflection menu, choose Toolsand then File Transfer. |
TouchUx |
Tap the Wrench icon and then under Tools, select File Transfer. |
Click the Settingsbutton, and configure the file transfer settings.
For most situations, you can configure for file transfers by selecting a preset configuration in the Protocoltab.
Click OK.
From the Transfer dialog box, under Local, do one of the following:
Browse under Local folders, and then select one or more files from the list.
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Type the path and filename into the File names box.
Select your preferences for Transfer method, If file exists, and Record format.
Specify the host file information:
For this host system |
Do this |
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CICS |
Type a filename in the File names box. It is not possible to perform transfers involving multiple files. If you don't type a filename, Reflection uses the PC filename, with the period and extension, if applicable, removed. To avoid overwriting files, do not send files with the same filename and different extensions. |
CMS |
Click Show host files, and browse to select one or more host files. -or- Type the file information into the File names box. If you don't type a filename, Reflection uses the PC filename. If a PC file you are transferring does not have a file extension, the transfer fails. |
TSO |
Click Show host files, and browse to select one or more host files. All datasets that have a high-level qualifier that equals your user ID are displayed. -or- Type the file information into the File names box. If you don't type a filename, Reflection uses the PC filename. |
To initiate a file transfer, do one of the following:
Click a Transfer button to move the file in the indicated direction.
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Drag the source file, and then drop it on the desired destination file.