File transfer resources
(Redirected from FtExist resource)
These resources define the default parameters for IND$FILE file transfers.
| Resource | Type | Meaning | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| ftAllocation | string | Allocation type for files sent to TSO hosts: default, tracks, cylinders or avblock | default |
| ftAvblock | integer | AVBLOCK (average block) allocation size for files sent to TSO hosts | 0 |
| ftBlksize | integer | Block size for files sent to TSO hosts | 0 |
| ftBufferSize | integer | Buffer size for DFT-mode file transfers, 256 to 32768 Larger values improve performance, but some hosts may not be able to support them |
16384 |
| ftCr | string | Action for line separators (CR and LF characters) in text files: auto, add, remove: add when files are received from the host / remove when they are sent to the host keep no special processing |
auto |
| ftDirection | string | Transfer direction, from the perspective of the workstation: send: send file from workstation to host receive: receive file from host to workstation |
receive |
| ftExist | string | Action when the destination file already exists: keep: abort the transfer (or if invoked interactively on x3270 or wx3270, prompt to confirm overwrite) replace: overwrite the file append: append new file to the old file |
keep |
| ftHost | string | Host type: vm, tso or cics | tso |
| ftHostFile | string | Name of file on host | |
| ftLocalFile | string | Name of file on workstation | |
| ftLrecl | integer | Logical record length for files sent to the host | 0 |
| ftMode | string | Transfer mode: ascii: text, with translation between the workstation's locale and EBCDIC binary: no translation |
ascii |
| ftOtherOptions New in 4.3 |
string | Additional options to pass to the IND$FILE command | |
| ftPrimarySpace | integer | Primary space allocation for files sent to TSO hosts | 0 |
| ftRecfm | string | Record format for files sent to the host: default (IND$FILE chooses an appropriate format), fixed, variable, or undefined |
default |
| ftRemap | string | Mapping behavior for text files: yes: before or after IND$FILE's ASCII <-> EBCDIC translations, do additional translation between the workstation's locale and the host's EBCDIC code page no: leave IND$FILE's ASCII <-> EBCDIC translations as-is |
yes |
| ftSecondarySpace | integer | Secondary space allocation for files sent to TSO hosts | 0 |
| ftWindowsCodePage | string | Windows code page to use for translating text to/from EBCDIC Used only if ftRemap is set to yes |
workstation's ANSI code page |