File Transfer Method
There are two types of file transfer methods:
IND$FILE
Uses the native IBM host file transfer program to send and receive
files to and from the mainframe host. This method is only available
for TN3270 emulation.
FTP
Uses the File Transfer Protocol to transfer files to and from any FTP
Server.
FTP Server...
Button
When the FTP file transfer method is selected, this button is used to configured
the FTP server Host Settings, Firewall, and
optional SSH or SSL security.
Select Transfer Scheme
For the IND$FILE file transfer method, one of the following schemes can
be selected: CMS Text, CMS Binary, TSO Text, TSO Binary, CICS Text, CICS
Binary or Custom. For the FTP file transfer method, either FTP Default
or Custom can be selected. For PASSPORT WEB TO HOST, the Server transfer
scheme can be selected in order to use the default scheme configured by
your administrator on the PASSPORT WEB TO HOST Server.
Custom (for
PASSPORT PC TO HOST only)
Select this setting to use customized file transfer settings within the
session profile.
Server (for
PASSPORT WEB TO HOST only)
Select this setting to use the default
file transfer settings configured by your administrator on the PASSPORT
WEB TO HOST Server.
External
File
Select this setting to use customized file transfer settings stored in
a file separate from the session profile.
Customize... Button
When customizing an IND$FILE file transfer scheme there are General,
CMS, TSO
and CICS settings
to be configured. For FTP this button displays the FTP
File Transfer Scheme dialog box.
Custom Transfer
Scheme File
Use the Browse... button to select
a custom file transfer scheme that has been previously defined. There
are two different file extensions for file transfer schemes.
.zti file extension for IND$FILE transfer schemes
.ztf file extension for FTP file transfer schemes
File Transfer Schemes and
Lists Path
Use the Browse... button to locate
and specify the path to be used for storing file transfer schemes and
file transfer lists.
Number of Recent File Transfer List
Enter a numeric value between 0 and 16, which will determine the number
of recent file transfers to save for future use on the Transfer menu.
If 0 is entered, items will not be saved to the list.
Clear List Button
Click this button to remove the current entries in the recent file transfer
list. A dialog box will display indicating that the list has been cleared.
Delay between IND$FILE transfers (msec)
When sending and receiving a list of files using IND$FILE, timing issues
may occur. This setting provides the ability to specify a certain amount
of time to wait between the transfer of files. The default value is 1000
msec (1 second).
Automatically pass connection parameters
to FTP Client
The default is unchecked. This checkbox must be checked in order for FTP
client auto authentication work.
If the host has FTP, SFTP and/or FTP over ssl configured, currently multiple FTP profiles with the same profile name could be created. PASSPORT will add '-SFTP' '-FTP' 'or '-FTPS' at the end of Host name in order to differentiate different types of connections.
Be aware that if an existing profile has the exact same Hostname and servertype, then it will be used for the connection. Profile name can be changed to whatever you want.
'FTP over SSL' has been added if PC2H has SSL enabled.