PC file transfer program

You can transfer files from other systems to AIX or Windows by using a PC file transfer program, such as IND$FILE. You can also transfer files from a host to a personal computer. The variety of possible parameters that can affect printing are host-dependent. Ricoh suggests that you use these settings:

  • For files with fixed-length records, binary is preferred (you must know the record length).
  • For files with variable-length records that contain only printable characters and either ANSI carriage control characters, or no carriage control characters:
    • Use ASCII and CRLF.
    • Specify INPEXIT=asciinpe to remove the otherwise unprintable carriage return (X'0D') that is inserted in the file.
  • For files with machine carriage control, you can specify BINARY, CRLF and CC. This specification provides an EBCDIC file with correct carriage controls separated by ASCII delimiters and carriage returns.
Parent topic: Understanding common methods of transferring files into AIX or Windows from other systems