User`s guide

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Chapter
1
BSCTRAN File Transfer
Program Overview
Note
In this document, the term “Freeway” can mean either a Freeway
server or an embedded ICP. For the embedded ICP, also refer to
the user’s guide for your ICP and operating system (for example,
the ICP2432 User’s Guide for OpenVMS Alpha (DLITE Interface)).
BSCTRAN is a client-resident application that interfaces with the BSC 2780/3780 soft-
ware on Freeway. BSCTRAN enables a user to send and receive text and binary files
using one or more of the BSC communications lines on the ICP board. Because each
link on the ICP is used independently, different links can be used simultaneously by dif-
ferent users or processes.
The BSC File Transfer program (BSCTRAN) was developed for the following users:
• VMS users who want to connect their VAX computers with IBM 2780/3780
Remote Job Entry (RJE) stations for the purpose of sending and receiving files.
The BSCTRAN program can also be used to send and receive data between two
VMS sites.
• UNIX users who want to perform UNIX-to-UNIX file transfers
Note
BSCTRAN currently supports VMS and UNIX only.