Note: These configuration options take effect only when File Type is set to Custom and Host OS is set to CMS in the General tab.
Send Options
The following options can be configured when defining a CMS file transfer scheme. These parameters will then be used when sending files from the PC to the host.
ASCII
If the PC file consists of character data only, specify ASCII. This will cause the translation of all graphic and control characters from ASCII to EBCDIC during the transfer so that it is usable on the host computer.
CRLF
Following the convention for ASCII text files, <CR> <LF> pairs are used to terminate records in the PC file, and a CTRL-Z (x'1A') marks the end of file. If the PC file consists of data other than text such as binary format data, do not specify either ASCII or CRLF.
APPEND
If the CMS file already exists and is not empty, APPEND specifies that the contents of the PC file are to be appended to the file.
Record Format
Specifies the record format of the CMS file on the host.
None, the default value, specifies the record format of an existing CMS file.
Fixed specifies that the data set contains fixed length records.
Variable specifies that the data set contains variable length records.
Undefined specifies that the data set contains undefined length records.
Record Length
Specifies the logical record length n for a CMS file consisting of fixed length records or the maximum logical record length for a CMS file consisting of variable length records. Values permitted are 1 to 32760. For new CMS files the default value is 80. This parameter is ignored if APPEND is specified. For CMS files consisting of variable length records, the actual logical record length (i.e., the value stored in the Data Set Control Block) following the file transfer is set to the minimum of the value of record length and the longest record in the CMS file.
Other Options
This text field provides the ability to add custom file transfer parameters. For information on how parameters can be added here refer to the CMS Send Parameters in the Technical Reference section.
Receive Options
The following options can be configured when defining a CMS file transfer scheme. These parameters will then be used when receiving files from the host to the PC.
APPEND
APPEND specifies that if the file exists, the CMS file contents are to be appended to it. Unless APPEND is specified, the PC file is replaced by the contents of the CMS file.
ASCII
If the CMS file consists of character data only, specify ASCII. This will cause the translation of all graphic and control characters from ASCII to EBCDIC during the transfer.
CRLF
Following the convention for ASCII text files, <CR> <LF> pairs are used to terminate records in the PC file, and a CTRL-Z (x'1A') marks the end of file.
Other Options
This text field provides the ability to add custom file transfer parameters. For information on how parameters can be added here refer to the CMS Receive Parameters in the Technical Reference section.