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- D)ownload: The "D" command is used to transfer data from RBBS-PC to your
- computer.
-
- The basic steps in downloading are
-
- (1) tell RBBS you want to download.
- (enter "D" at the command prompt)
- (2) tell RBBS exactly what file you want to download.
- (to the prompt "file(s) to download" enter the file
- name. No drive letter, no path, no wildcards, just
- the file name with any extension)
- (3) tell RBBS what protocol you want to use.
- (RBBS will give you a list of options. Selecting
- none cancels the download)
- (4) after RBBS says it is ready, tell your communications
- package to save the incoming file USING THE SAME
- PROTOCOL
- (in QMODEM and PC-TALK the command is invoked
- by pressing the "PgDn" key or alt-R. RBBS sits waiting
- while you talk to your communications package)
-
- Tips:
- 1. You should use the L)ist, N)ew, and S)earch commands to identify
- files that you would like to download.
-
- 2. You can stack the "D" command with the file name. That is, you can
- enter "D;<filename> directly from the Files Menu. For example, you could
- type "d;keydo.exe" to start downloading the "keydo.exe" file. The
- protocol you would like to use can also be stacked after the file name
- such as "d;keydo.exe;x".
-
- 3. You can stack multiple file names. E.g. "D;SD.COM;FDATE.ARC;X"
- downloads files SD.COM and FDATE.ARC, each using Xmodem.
-
- 4. AUTODOWNLOAD can save you the trouble of having the tell your
- communications package to receive and what file name to use. PIBTERM
- 3.25 up and EXEC PC-TALK 2.1 up support autodownloading.
-
- A Sample Session (as it looks on your screen)
-
- Note: brackets explain things you do not see on your screen. [<rtn>] means
- that you pressed the return key. This uses PC-TALK.
-
- File command <H?QX DGLNSU>? D[<rtn>]
- Enter full filename(s) to download? FASTDISK.ARC[<rtn>]
- Download type <A>scii, <X>modem, <C>rc xmodem, <N>one? X[<rtn>]
-
- Non-ascii transfer required
- FILE SIZE: 4 blocks 512 bytes
- Time to transmit: 8 secs
- XMODEM SEND of FASTDISK.ARC ready. Ctrl-X aborts
- [Pgdn]
- File to receive: FASTDISK.ARC=X[<rtn>]
-
- Block 1 verified
- Block 2 verified
- Block 3 verified
- Block 4 verified
-
- ======= file received ========
-