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Translation Tab of the Transfer Settings Dialog Box

How do I get to this dialog box?

  1. Open the Transfer Settings dialog box.

    The steps depend on your user interface mode.

    User interface mode Steps
    Ribbon With a session open, on the Session ribbon, from the Transfer group, click the Transfer launcher:
    InfoConnect Browser With a session open, on the InfoConnect menu, choose Tools and then File Transfer. In the Transfer dialog box, click the Settings button.
    TouchUX With a session open, tap the Wrench icon and then under Tools, select File Transfer. In the Transfer dialog box, click the Settings button.
    Classic MDI With a session open, from the Setup menu, select File Transfer.

  2. Select the Translation tab.

The options are:

Filename translation options

Option Description
Change spaces to underscores when sending Select to convert spaces in filenames to underscores in files sent to the host. If your host does not support spaces in filenames, this prevents the host from modifying the filename or rejecting the transfer.
Change underscores to spaces when receiving Select to convert underscores in filenames to spaces in files received from the host. By selecting this option in conjunction with the Change spaces to underscores when sending option, you satisfy the conventions of both the PC and the host, yet maintain the appearance of an unchanged file name; The name change occurs, but is transparent to both the PC and the host.
Truncate received filenames to 8.3 format Select to receive host files in the DOS 8.3 filename format. For example, a file with the name Longfilename.Document will be converted automatically toLongfile.doc when transferred to your PC.
Display 8.3 filenames as Select how you want filenames conforming to the DOS 8.3 file naming convention to display under Local in the Transfer dialog box.

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