HP-UX TN3270 Users Guide, March 1998

Chapter 5 133
Transferring Files
Preparing to Transfer Files
• If the session is disabled, use the Control menu to enable the
session, and then log on to the host.
• If session Status is Enabled nnn, look up the three-digit
communications check code nnn in Appendix B, “Status Line
Information,” take any action that may be necessary, and then log on
to the host.
• If session Status is SSCP, log on to the host.
To log on to the host, use the following procedure (Steps 1–4 are not
required if the session you want to use is already the current session):
Step 1. From the File Transfer dialog box, press Esc to move to the main screen.
Step 2. From the Control menu, choose Display Sessions.
Step 3. Designate the session you want to use for file transfer as the current
session by highlighting the session and choosing <Make Current>.
Step 4. Choose <Done> to return to the main screen.
Step 5. Press Esc to move to the current session.
As an alternative to Steps 1–5 above, return to the main screen, move to
the session you want to use for file transfer, and use the following
procedure:
Step 1. Follow the logon instructions from the host.
Step 2. Press FILE XFR (default keystroke Ctrl + F) to return to the File Transfer
dialog box and confirm that the required session is now available.
When communications are established, you can begin transferring files.
Follow the instructions in “Transferring Files Using the Menu Interface”.