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Receive Files from a Mainframe

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If the transfer is one you'll be performing regularly, you can save your transfer settings in a transfer request file.

To transfer files from a mainframe to the PC

  1. Connect and log on to the mainframe.

    The File Transfer button on the ribbon (or the Transfer File menu item if you are using Classic interface mode) is available only after you connect.

  2. Open the File Transfer dialog box.

    The steps depend on your user interface mode.

    User Interface Mode Steps
    The Reflection Ribbon On the Session tab, from the Transfer group, click File Transfer.
    Classic or Classic MDI On the Tools menu, choose Transfer File.
    The Reflection Browser On the Reflection menu, choose Tools and then File Transfer.

  3. Click the Settings button, and configure the file transfer settings.

    For most situations, you can configure for file transfers by selecting a preset configuration in the Protocol tab.

  4. Click OK.

  5. Specify a host file:

    For this host system Do this
    CICS Type a filename in the File names box. It is not possible to perform transfers involving multiple files.
    CMS Click Show host files, and browse to select one or more host files.
    To filter the list, you can enter partial filenames or wildcards; for example, to see all files that begin with the letter "d" of the mode "files" on the "a" disk, type the following:
    d* files a
    -or-
    Type the file information into the File names box.
    TSO Click Show host files, and browse to select one or more host files.
    All datasets that have a high-level qualifier that equals your user ID are displayed.
    -or-
    Type the file information into the File names box.

  6. Select your preferences for Transfer method, If file exists, and Record format.

  7. From the Transfer dialog box, under Local, do one of the following:

    • Browse under Local folders, and then select one or more files from the list.

      -or-

    • Type the path and filename into the File names box.

    If you omit this step, Reflection uses the host filename.

  8. To initiate a file transfer, do one of the following:

    • Click the Transfer button.

      -or-

    • Drag the source file, and then drop it on the desired destination file.

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