Options Tab (Transfer Settings Dialog Box)
Getting there
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Open a 5250 terminal session.
The steps depend on your user interface mode.
User Interface Mode
Steps
Ribbon
On the ribbon, from the group, click the launcher:
Reflection Browser
On the Reflection menu, choose and then . In the Transfer dialog box, click the button.
TouchUx
Tap the Wrench icon and then under , select . In the Transfer dialog box, click the button.
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From the list, select .
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Click the tab.
- From host
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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.
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.
Select to display a progress bar during transfers from the host. Transfers take less time when this check box is cleared because the IBM System i (AS/400) does not have to count the number of selected records before transferring them.
Select to remove extra spaces at the end of a record when the data is received.
Select where to direct received data. Use Display to display data in the Query Results window. Use Spreadsheet to save data to a .DIF, BIFF, or BIFF8 file.
Select to include the field names as column headers in BIFF and BIFF8 transfers.
- To host
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Select to use description files with files you receive from the host.
Enter a description file path and file name. By default, Reflection creates a description file that has the same name as its corresponding data file, but with an .FDF extension.
Select whether data is transferred to a new or existing member on the IBM System i (AS/400).
Select
To
Create a new member within a new host file. To use this option, specify a host library in the Transfer dialog box.
Create a new member within an existing host file.
Send data to an existing member in an existing file and prompt for confirmation of the overwrite action.
Send data to an existing member in an existing file without being prompted to confirm the overwrite action.
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.
Set permissions for the new host file.
Describe the new host file.
Describe the new member.
Select the record size (in bytes) for the new host file. This setting is unavailable if you are using a description 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
NOTE:A reference file is a physical file that defines the fields used in other files. You can create a field reference file to contains only the field descriptions that you need for any group of files or you can specify a file that has the same fields as the file you are creating.