Falcon DOS Portable Data Terminals, Advanced User'S Manual

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Using File Transfer Programs
3-14
Falcon
®
DOS Portable Terminals
filename(s) Name(s) of the File(s) to Send or Receive:
Xmodem Only one file can be transferred at a time. The entire path can be specified,
including the drive letter. If the path is not specified, the file is sent from or
received into the current directory. If the directory or file doesn’t exist on a
send, or the directory doesn’t exist on a receive, the transfer will fail, with a file-
open error.
The filename must be included on the command line when receiving a file. If
multiple files are specified for Xmodem, only the first file will be transferred.
All other file names will be ignored.
Zmodem Zmodem allows up to 256 files to be transferred in one session. The entire path
for each file can be specified, including the drive letter. If a path is not
specified, the file is sent from or received into the current directory. If the
directory or the file doesn’t exist on a send, or the directory doesn’t exist on a
receive, the transfer will fail, with a file-open error. DOS accepts only 128
characters on the command line, but a response file can be used to get around
this limitation. (Refer to the
@file
option on
page 3-15
.)
When receiving, the filename does not need to be specified for Zmodem.
Zmodem transfers the name of the file to be sent before sending the file. (See
the
S
option on
page 3-23
for information on controlling how Zmodem sends
the filename.) Any filename specified on the receiving end will override the
default name that is sent by the sender.
When multiple files are sent, a one-to-one correspondence is established. For
example, if ten filenames are specified on the sender’s side and five filenames are
specified on the receiver’s side, the first five files transferred will be received
with the names specified on the receiver’s command line, while the last five files
W#
(
page 3-25
)
Window size (Zmodem only):
x
= Packet size, in bytes
0
= Streaming
N/A 0
X
(
page 3-26
)
Uses Xmodem protocol for the transfer.
Z
(
page 3-26
)
Uses Zmodem protocol for the transfer.
Option Description
Default
Xmodem Zmodem
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