FTAM/9000 User's Guide

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FTAM File Details
Document Types
Document Types
The FTAM Virtual File Store (VFS) defines several document types.
Document types generally correspond to file types on actual computer
systems. Files are classified into various document types based on their
structure and the interpretation of their contents.
HP FTAM/9000 currently supports five FTAM document types:
Table 7-1 FTAM Document Type Definitions
NOTE In general, the casual user of FTAM does not need to be concerned with
FTAM document types. Whether you are using FTAM to transfer text
files or to remotely store executable files, FTAM will generally perform
correctly. The document type information for a file is coded in its shadow
file.
FTAM-1 FTAM-1 documents are unstructured text files. This is the default type that
HP-UX FTAM applies to a file.
FTAM-2 FTAM-2 documents are record-oriented text files. This file type has little if
any use for HP-UX FTAM. However, other vendors might use FTAM-2 files.
FTAM-3 FTAM-3 documents are unstructured files of binary data. This corresponds to
executable files, scanned images, and similar non-textual data.
INTAP-1 INTAP-1 documents are record files.
NBS-9 NBS-9 documents are used to describe file directories, rather than files. Not
all vendors support the NBS-9 document type.