Receive Data from an AS/400
Note: If the transfer is one you'll be performing regularly, you can save your transfer settings in a transfer request file.
To receive data from an AS/400
Open the File Transfer dialog box.Start Reflection and log on to the host computer as usual.
The steps depend on your user interface mode.
User Interface Mode
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Steps
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The Reflection Ribbon
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On the Session tab, from the Transfer group, click File Transfer.
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The Reflection Browser
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On the Reflection menu, choose Tools and then File Transfer.
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TouchUx
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Tap the Wrench icon and then under Tools, select File Transfer.
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- Click the Settings button, and configure the file transfer settings.
- From the AS/400, Options, and Translation tabs, specify the way you want Reflection to handle AS/400 transfers.
- Click OK.
- From the Transfer dialog box, under Host, specify the host file from which to receive data using one of the following techniques:
- (Optional) To configure an SQL query, click Settings and from the SQL tab, build your query.
Field information about the host file you selected becomes available when you select this tab.
- From the Transfer dialog box, specify a local destination for the data.
To send data to
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Do this
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A file
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Specify a filename under Local.
If you don't specify a filename, Reflection uses the host filename.
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A display window
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Click Settings, and then from the Options tab, set Output to to Display.
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A spreadsheet
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Click Settings, and then from the Options tab, set Output to to Spreadsheet.
Data is saved to a .DIF file.
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- To initiate a file transfer, do one of the following:
- Click a Transfer button to move the file in the indicated direction.
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- Drag the source file, and then drop it on the desired destination file.
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