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Options Tab (Transfer Settings Dialog Box)

Getting there

Open a 3270 or 5250 terminal session.

The steps depend on your user interface mode.

User Interface Mode	Steps
Ribbon	On the Session ribbon, from the Transfer group, click the Transfer Settings launcher:
Reflection Browser	On the Reflection menu, choose Tools and then File Transfer. In the Transfer dialog box, click the Settings button.
TouchUx	Tap the Wrench icon and then under Tools, select File Transfer. In the Transfer dialog box, click the Settings button.

From the Protocol list, select AS/400.
Click the Options tab.

From host

Save description	Select to save description files associated with files you receive from the host. Description files are only relevant when you are receiving data output to a file, rather than to your display.
Description file	Type a description filename. By default, Reflection creates a description file that has the same name as its corresponding data file, but with an .FDF extension.
Show transfer progress	Select to display a progress bar during transfers from the host. Transfers take less time when this check box is cleared because the AS/400 does not have to count the number of selected records before transferring them.
Delete trailing spaces (ASCII only)	Select to remove extra spaces at the end of a record when the data is received.
Output to	Select where to direct received data. Use Display to display data in the Query Results window. Use Spreadsheet to save data to a .DIF file.

To host

Use description file	Select to use description files with files you receive from the host.
Description file	Type a description filename. By default, Reflection creates a description file that has the same name as its corresponding data file, but with an .FDF extension.
Objects	Select whether data is transferred to a new or existing member on the AS/400.
	Select	To
	Create File And Member	Create a new member within a new host file. To use this option, specify a host library in the Transfer dialog box.
	Create Member	Create a new member within an existing host file.
	Replace Member (Confirm)	Send data to an existing member in an existing file and prompt for confirmation of the overwrite action.
	Replace Member (Don't Confirm)	Send data to an existing member in an existing file without being prompted to confirm the overwrite action.
File type	If you are creating a file on the host, select the type of file to create. If you aren't using a description file, this setting will be determined by host defaults.
Authority	Set permissions for the new host file.
File text	Describe the new host file.
Member text	Describe the new member.
Record length	Select the record size (in bytes) for the new host file. This setting is unavailable if you are using a description file.
Reference file	Specify a reference file to use for the file you are sending. The new host file is created using the field names in the description file and the definitions of the fields in the reference file. The syntax for specifying a reference file is: [library_name/]filename

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