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PC-500 user’s manual Software utilities
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/COMx specifies the serial port to use where x represents a value
from 1-4. The default is 1.
Example 1
To send a file named C:\MPC\DEMO\DEMO.EXE on the PC-500
when using COM1 as the console, enter the following command:
TRANSFER D:DEMO.EXE
On the remote PC executing SmartLINK, press <ALT> <D>, type
C:\MPC\DEMO\DEMO.EXE, and then press ENTER.
Example 2
To send a file named D:DEMO.BAS to the file C:\TEST.BAS on the
remote PC when using COM1 as the console, enter the following on the
PC-500:
TRANSFER /S D:DEMO.BAS
On the remote PC executing SmartLINK, press <ALT> <U>, type
C:\TEST.BAS, and then press <ENTER>.
Example 3
To send a file named C:\DEMO\DEMO.EXE from a remote PC to the
file named D:\DEMO.EXE on the PC-500 at 57600 baud with a serial
cable from COM2 on the remote PC and COM1 on the PC-500, enter the
following command on the PC-500:
TRANSFER D:\DEMO.EXE /R /V /B57600
Then enter the following command on the remote PC:
TRANSFER C:\DEMO\DEMO.EXE /S /V /COM2 /B57600
To receive a file named D:\MYAPP.EXE from the PC-500 and name it
C:\APPS\MYAPP2.EXE on the remote PC over a serial cable connected
to COM1 on both systems at 9600 baud, enter the following command
on the PC-500:
TRANSFER D:\MYAPP.EXE /S
Then enter the following command on the remote PC:
TRANSFER C:\APPS\MYAPP2.EXE
Remarks
The TRANSFER command communicates with other XMODEM com-
patible file transfer programs.
The serial port on the PC-500 requires a null modem adapter when
connected to a serial port on the remote PC. See the Serial ports chap-
ter more information.