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OS/2 Help File | 1991-07-10 | 32KB | 1,111 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Help for Edit Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Note:  Help is available for each field and push button.  Press F1 when the
field or push button is selected.

Softerm includes a selection of edit options, available for Send and Receive
file transfer operations, to compensate for the variations in data formats used
by host computers.

These options allow the source file to be reformatted as the file is
transferred to its destination.

Edit options may be set for a particular File Transfer Profile so they will be
in effect each time the profile is used.  Edit options also may be changed from
the Session Window's File menu before starting a file transfer operation.

File Transfer Edit Options include:

 o High Bit
 o End of Line character
 o Hex dump
 o Pad blank lines
 o Space compress
 o Translate characters
 o Remove characters
 o Tab length


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Help for Send ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Note:  Help is available for each field and push button.  Press F1 when the
field or push button is selected.

Complete this dialog and choose Send to transfer files from this computer to
the host computer system.

The file transfer protocol settings and the File Transfer Edit Options can be
examined and changed by choosing Manage.

If the appropriate profiles have been created, you can select a different file
transfer protocol.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Help for Receive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Note:  Help is available for each field and push button.  Press F1 when the
field or push button is selected.

Complete this dialog and choose Receive to transfer files from the host
computer system to this computer.

The file transfer protocol settings and the File Transfer Edit Options can be
examined and changed by choosing Manage.

If the appropriate profiles have been created, you can select a different file
transfer protocol.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Cancel File Transfer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Cancel this dialog and return to the terminal emulation display.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Send ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When all fields are correct, choose Send to start the file transfer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Receive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When all fields are correct, choose Receive to start the file transfer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. File Transfer Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The displayed name defaults to the profile linked to this Session.  The
drop-down list box shows the names of any other existing File Transfer
Profiles.  Select the Profile you want to use for this operation.

Note:  If a File Transfer Profile has not been linked to this session, this
field defaults to the first File Transfer Profile found in the data base file.

To examine or change the protocol-specific options or the File Transfer Edit
Options, choose Change.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. PC File Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you know the name of the file you want to send and it is located in the
current directory, or in another directory whose path name you know, type the
path (if required) and name.

If you do not know the exact path and filename, use the Drive, Files and
Directory options to locate and select the file you wish to transfer.  Once
selected, the file name and path will appear in this field.

Note:  If you are connected to a Unix host, file names are case-sensitive.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you do not know the exact path and filename, use the Drive, Files and
Directory options to locate and select the file you wish to transfer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you do not know the exact path and filename, use the Drive, Files and
Directory options to locate and select the file you wish to transfer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you do not know the exact path and filename, use the Drive, Files and
Directory options to locate and select the file you wish to transfer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Host File Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can rename a file as it is transferred.

If a different name is not provided, the file will have the same name at its
destination.

Note:  If you are connected to a Unix host, file names are case-sensitive.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Transmit to Host ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This field is optional.

A string of up to 35 characters may be entered to be transmitted to the remote
system when the SEND command is processed.  This string could be used as a
command to the remote computer system to prepare to receive data.

For additional information, choose this topic: Host Command for Send


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Change ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To examine or change the protocol-specific options or the File Transfer Edit
Options, choose Change.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. File Transfer Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The displayed name defaults to the profile linked to this Session.  The
drop-down list box shows the names of any other existing File Transfer
Profiles.  Select the Profile you want to use for this operation.

Note:  If a File Transfer Profile has not been linked to this session, this
field defaults to the first File Transfer Profile found in the data base file.

To examine or change the protocol-specific options or the File Transfer Edit
Options, choose Change.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Host File Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Type the name of the file you want to receive.

Note:  If you are connected to a Unix host, file names are case-sensitive.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If necessary, select the drive to which to write the data.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If necessary, select the directory to which to write the data.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. If File Exists ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If a file with the name you have assigned already exists on your PC, you can
specify that you want the received file to Replace the existing file;  Append
to the end of the existing file;  or Stop transfer.  Stop is the default value.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. PC File Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you want the file to have a different name on your PC, type the new name
here.  If you leave this field blank, the file will have the same name as that
specified in the Receive File Name field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. Transmit to Host ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This field is optional.

A string of up to 35 characters may be entered to be transmitted to the remote
system when the RECEIVE command is processed.  This string could be used as a
command to the remote computer system to prepare to transmit data.

For additional information, choose this topic: Host Command for Receive


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Change ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To examine or change the protocol-specific options or the File Transfer Edit
Options, choose Change.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Help for Send Transfer Status ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Status window shows several parameters, such as the Session name;  the File
Transfer Profile name;  the PC file name;  the Host file name; and the Status
of the operation.  The Status includes the number of errors (if any) and the
number of characters sent.

To stop the file transfer operation, choose Stop Transfer.

To perform another task while the transfer is in progress, use any of the task
switching mechanisms supported by the operating system.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Help for Receive Transfer Status ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Status window shows several parameters, such as the Session name;  the File
Transfer Profile name;  the PC file name;  the Host file name; and the Status
of the operation.  The Status includes the number of errors (if any) and the
number of characters received.

To stop the file transfer operation, choose Stop Transfer.

To perform another task while the transfer is in progress, use any of the task
switching mechanisms supported by the operating system.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. Stop Transfer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Stop the transfer and return to the emulation screen.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. High Bit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The High Bit of each character in the source file may be Set, Cleared or left
at No Change.  In most cases, you would leave this option set to No Change to
leave the High Bit unaffected.

Application:  If you transferred a text file from an Apple computer to a PC,
you would want to Clear the high bit to obtain standard text rather than
graphics characters.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. End of Line ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

End of Line lets you choose what line terminator is to be used for the
destination when transferring text files.  The line terminators may be:

 o  No Change (no end of line modifications)
 o  Carriage Return
 o  Line Feed
 o  Carriage Return/Line Feed


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 28. Hex Dump ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Hex Dump, if checked, will cause the source file to be converted to a
displayable hexadecimal dump format.

Each line will display the 8-character hexadecimal address of the position in
the file followed by a colon, 16 data characters from the source file in
hexadecimal format, and the ASCII equivalent displayable characters.
Non-displayable character codes will be shown as a period.

This option is extremely useful in debugging communications problems when
interacting with a host computer system.

Important:  If the Hex Dump option is checked, all other editing options except
for the High Bit option, and the End of Line option when the transfer is to a
printer, are ignored.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 29. Pad Blank Lines ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Some host systems throw away any blank lines;  that is, lines consisting only
of a line terminator character, such as a Carriage Return + Line Feed used to
double-space between paragraphs of a document.  To have the document retain its
format when it is transferred to the host, check the Pad Blank Lines option.
This will substitute a space plus the line terminator for any line containing
only a line terminator.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 30. Space Compress ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Space Compress, if checked, will cause any sequence of multiple space
characters to be changed to a single space character as the source file is
transferred to the destination.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31. Translate Characters ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Translate is used to convert characters or ranges of characters to other
characters or strings of characters.  This option is useful if a file contains
unwanted formatting characters which must be converted before the data can be
processed.

Application:  Some word processors use non-standard control sequences for
format control.  If you know what these codes are, you can translate them to
the codes used by your word processing program.

The Translate string entry field may contain multiple arguments which may be
optionally separated by spaces or commas (,), or ranges separated by a hyphen
(-).  Arguments in the Translate field must be specified in pairs so that both
a from and a to argument are included for each translate entry in the field.
Character arguments and ranges may be specified in either ASCII or hexadecimal
characters in the range $00-$7F.  A hexadecimal character is indicated by a $
followed by 2 digits in the range 0-9 or A-F.

The backslash character (\) is used to indicate that the next character has no
special interpretation.  It may be used with a space, comma, hyphen, dollar
sign, and backslash to allow these characters to be used in arguments.

The following are examples of valid arguments in the Translate edit option
field:

   Argument  Function

   A         Single ASCII Character
   $41       Single Hexadecimal Character
   a-z       ASCII Character Range
   $61-$7A   Hexadecimal Character Range
   \,        Comma as Argument

The following are examples of valid specifications for Translate:

    a-z,A-Z $7F,$20 (,[ ),]

This string, if used in the Translate edit option field, will convert lowercase
to uppercase and convert all DEL ($7F) characters to a space ($20), and will
convert parenthesis ( ) to square brackets [ ].  Arguments in the Translate
field must be specified in pairs.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 32. Remove Characters ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Remove is used to remove selected characters and ranges of characters from the
source file as the file is written to the destination.  This option is useful
if a file contains unwanted formatting characters which must be removed before
the data can be processed.

Application:  Some word processors use non-standard control sequences for
format control.  If you know what these codes are, you can remove them to get a
destination file that is readable.

The Remove string entry field may contain multiple arguments which may be
optionally separated by spaces or commas (,), or ranges separated by a hyphen
(-).  Character arguments and ranges may be specified in either ASCII or
hexadecimal characters in the range $00-$7F.  A hexadecimal character is
indicated by a $ followed by 2 digits in the range 0-9 or A-F.

The backslash character (\) is used to indicate that the next character has no
special interpretation.  It may be used with a space, comma, hyphen, dollar
sign, and backslash to allow these characters to be used in arguments.

The following are examples of valid arguments in the Remove edit option field:

   Argument  Function

   A         Single ASCII Character
   $41       Single Hexadecimal Character
   a-z       ASCII Character Range
   $61-$7A   Hexadecimal Character Range
   \,        Comma as Argument

The following is an example of a valid specification for Remove:

   $00-$08 $0B $0E-$1F

This string, if used in the Remove edit option field, will remove control
characters except for HT ($09), LF ($0A), FF ($0C), and CR ($0D).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 33. Tab Length ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This option accepts values in the range 0-9 and defaults to 0, which disables
this option.  This option will substitute an appropriate number of spaces for
tab characters in the source file.

Application:  If you downloaded a file that you knew was written with tab stops
set every 8 columns, and you wanted it to retain its format for your text
editor, you could change the default 0 to 8


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 34. Retries ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Specify the maximum retry count for error conditions.  Possible error
conditions include timeouts and block check errors.  If an error condition
occurs during a file transfer operation and the Retries count is exhausted, a
Line Failure message will be displayed on your screen.  This parameter accepts
values from 0 to 255.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 35. Receive Acknowledgment Timeout ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This parameter sets the number of seconds before a transfer operation will
cancel when an acknowledgement for data transmitted to the host is expected to
be received.  Valid values are from 0 to 65535.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 36. Send Character Transmission Delay ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Note:   This also is called Transmit Delay.

Character Transmission Delay is specified in milliseconds of delay between
characters, from 0 through 255.  Many host computers expect to receive data at
manual typing speed.  When Softerm transmits a file of data, the interval
between characters is much shorter than when they are typed, and the host
computer may be unable to keep up with the transmission rate.  As a result,
data may be lost or garbled.  This parameter introduces an inter-character
delay to reduce the host processing load.  If the data received by the host is
incomplete or consistently incorrect, increasing the inter-character delay may
improve the situation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 37. Retries ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Specify the maximum retry count for error conditions.  Possible error
conditions include timeouts and block check errors.  If an error condition
occurs during a file transfer operation and the Retries count is exhausted, a
Line Failure message will be displayed on your screen.  This parameter accepts
values from 0 to 255.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 38. Host Command for Send ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A string of up to 35 characters may be entered to be transmitted to the remote
system when the Send command is processed.

This string could be used as a command to the remote computer system to prepare
to receive data, and might resemble:

   ACCEPT filename [CR]
   kermit -r filename [CR]
   XRCV filename [CR]

The first 32 ASCII characters (0 through 31) also are control codes which can
be included by using the appropriate acronym enclosed in square brackets ([ ]).
These are listed in the ASCII column in ASCII Character Codes (If you need to
send a '[' or ']', precede it with a tilde '~'.) For example:

  Acronym   Decimal Value  Name
  [NUL]           0        Null character
  [CR]           13        Carriage Return
  [ESC]          27        Escape
  [US]           31        Unit Separator

The string is transmitted exactly as entered and must include any terminator
characters, such as a carriage return, required by the remote computer.

The string is transmitted at 5 characters per second to allow for systems which
expect commands to be entered at normal keyboard entry speeds.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 39. Receive Data Timeout ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This parameter sets the number of seconds before a transfer operation will
cancel when data is expected to be received. Valid values are from 0 to 65535.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 40. Receive Character Transmission Delay ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Note:  This also is called Transmit Delay.

Character Transmission Delay is specified in milliseconds of delay between
characters, from 0 through 255.  Many host computers expect to receive data at
manual typing speed.  When Softerm transmits a file of data, the interval
between characters is much shorter than when they are typed, and the host
computer may be unable to keep up with the transmission rate.  As a result,
data may be lost or garbled.  This parameter introduces an inter-character
delay to reduce the host processing load.  If the data received by the host is
incomplete or consistently incorrect, increasing the inter-character delay may
improve the situation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 41. Retries ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Specify the maximum retry count for error conditions.  Possible error
conditions include timeouts and block check errors.  If an error condition
occurs during a file transfer operation and the Retries count is exhausted, a
Line Failure message will be displayed on your screen.  This parameter accepts
values from 0 to 255.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 42. Host Command for Receive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A string of up to 35 characters may be entered to be transmitted to the remote
system when the Receive command is processed.

When used with Receive, this string could be used as a command to the remote
computer system to prepare to transmit data, and might resemble:

   TYPE filename [CR]
   kermit -s filename [CR]
   YSEND filename [CR]

The first 32 ASCII characters (0 through 31) also are control codes which can
be included by using the appropriate acronym enclosed in square brackets ([ ]).
These are listed in the ASCII column in ASCII Character Codes (If you need to
send a '[' or ']', precede it with a tilde '~'.) For example:

  Acronym   Decimal Value  Name
  [NUL]           0        Null character
  [CR]           13        Carriage Return
  [ESC]          27        Escape
  [US]           31        Unit Separator

The string is transmitted exactly as entered and must include any terminator
characters, such as a carriage return, required by the remote computer.

The string is transmitted at 5 characters per second to allow for systems which
expect commands to be entered at normal keyboard entry speeds.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 43. Help for Character Protocol Send Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Note:  Help is available for each field and push button.  Press F1 when the
field or push button is selected.

This dialog lets you set and change protocol-specific options which will be in
effect whenever you use this File Transfer Profile to send a file to the host
system.

These settings can be changed "on-the-fly" before you start the file transfer
from the Session Window's File menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 44. Character Protocol Receive Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Note:  Help is available for each field and push button.  Press F1 when the
field or push button is selected.

This dialog lets you set and change protocol-specific options which will be in
effect whenever you use this File Transfer Profile to receive a file from the
host system.

These settings can be changed "on-the-fly" before you start the file transfer
from the Session Window's File menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 45. End of Block String ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Specify an up to 4-character block termination string.  In character mode, a
block is usually considered to be a line of text, whose terminator is a
carriage return, a linefeed or a carriage return/linefeed combination.
However, the string may be composed of any characters that comprise the end of
a logical block of data.

Note:  Specifying a string here enables the Acknowledge and End of Block Delay
features.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 46. End of Block Delay ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

End of Block Delay is specified in tenths of seconds, from 0 through 255.  If
no Host Acknowledge string is available, this option, together with the End of
Block (EOB) field, can be used to implement a time delay flow control.  After
each block of characters is transmitted, Softerm pauses for the period of time
indicated by this field before continuing transmission with the next block of
characters.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 47. Block Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Block Size accepts values in the range 0 to 255 and specifies the maximum
number of characters to be transmitted before waiting for a specified
Acknowledge string.  When the number of characters specified by the Block Size
has been transmitted without encountering an End of Block terminator, the End
of Block terminator (if it has been specified) will be transmitted and Softerm
will wait for the optional Acknowledge string to be received.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 48. Acknowledgement String ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This 4-character string field specifies the host computer response to each
block transmitted.  It should be set to whatever character string the host
sends when it is ready to receive a block of characters.  Together with the End
of Block field, this field is used to implement a prompting flow control.
After each block of characters is transmitted, Softerm will wait for this
string to be received before sending the next block.  If either of the
Acknowledge or End of Block fields are left blank, Softerm does not wait for a
host response.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 49. Termination String ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This 35-character string field is used to specify the string which, when sent,
indicates to the host system that data transmission is complete.  After
receiving this string, the host system stops its receive operation, the file is
closed, and Softerm returns to Online operation.  If there is no unique string
which the host recognizes as the end of the data, leave this field blank.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 50. Echo Wait Enabled ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This option allows the echo back of each transmitted character to Acknowledge
the character transmitted.  If checked, the program waits after each character
is transmitted until the same character is received.  All other characters are
ignored.  If the required character is not received within the specified
Timeout period, the transfer is canceled.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 51. When Received ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Note:  The When Received string is used with the Reply With string.

When Received is a 10-character string field that specifies the prompting
message which is sent by the host.  Reply With specifies a string to send in
reply.

Some host computers page their output, sending only enough data to fit on a
single screen, and then send a message to indicate the presence or absence of
more data.  When a character is sent to the host, it responds with another page
of data, if it exists. The When Received and Reply With fields are used in this
situation to acknowledge each screen of data and prompt for the next screen.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 52. Reply With ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Note:  The Reply With string is used with the When Received string.

Reply With is a 10-character string field that specifies a string to send in
reply to the When Received string.

Some host computers page their output, sending only enough data to fit on a
single screen, and then send a message to indicate the presence or absence of
more data.  When a character is sent to the host, it responds with another page
of data, if it exists. The When Received and Reply With fields are used in this
situation to acknowledge each screen of data and prompt for the next screen.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 53. Terminate On String ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This 35-character string field is used to specify the string which, when
received, indicates that data reception is complete. After receiving this
string, the receive operation terminates, the receive file is closed, and
Softerm returns to Online operation.  If there is no unique string which
signals the end of the data, leave this field blank.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 54. Kermit Send Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Note:  Help is available for each field and push button.  Press F1 when the
field or push button is selected.

This dialog lets you set and change protocol-specific options which will be in
effect whenever you use this File Transfer Profile to send a file to the host
system.

These settings can be changed "on-the-fly" before you start the file transfer
from the Session Window's File menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 55. Kermit Receive Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Note:  Help is available for each field and push button.  Press F1 when the
field or push button is selected.

This dialog lets you set and change protocol-specific options which will be in
effect whenever you use this File Transfer Profile to receive a file from the
host system.

These settings can be changed "on-the-fly" before you start the file transfer
from the Session Window's File menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 56. Kermit Protocol Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Note:  Help is available for each field and push button.  Press F1 when the
field or push button is selected.

These settings are applicable to any file transfer operation using the Kermit
Protocol.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 57. Kermit Server Send Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog lets you set and change protocol-specific options which will be in
effect whenever you use this File Transfer Profile to send a file to the host
system.

These settings can be changed "on-the-fly" before you start the file transfer
from the Session Window's File menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 58. Kermit Server Receive Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog lets you set and change protocol-specific options which will be in
effect whenever you use this File Transfer Profile to receive a file from the
host system.

These settings can be changed "on-the-fly" before you start the file transfer
from the Session Window's File menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 59. Kermit Server Protocol Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

These settings are applicable to any file transfer operation using the Kermit
Server Protocol.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 60. Start of Message Character ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This parameter sometimes is called the Start-Of-Header (SOH) character.  This
parameter accepts values from [NUL] through [RUB].

The default Start of Message character is [SOH], which is 01 Hex.

Note:  Use the text string displayed in the ASCII column of ASCII Character
Codes.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 61. Leading Pad Count ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You may specify the number of padding characters to precede each packet.
Padding may be necessary when sending to a half duplex system that requires
some time to change the direction of transmission.

Note:  In general practice, this situation is more commonly handled by a
"handshake" mechanism.

This parameter accepts values from 0 through 255.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 62. Leading Pad Character ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Note:  If the Leading Pad Count parameter is 0 (zero), this parameter will be
ignored.

If the Leading Pad Count parameter is not 0 (zero), this parameter can be set
to the control character to be used for padding.  In most systems, this
character is [NUL] (0 Hex), although some systems use [RUB] (7F Hex).

This parameter accepts values from [NUL] through [RUB].

Note:  Use the text string displayed in the ASCII column of ASCII Character
Codes.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 63. Trailing Pad Character ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This sometimes is called the End-Of-Line character.  It is the character which
causes the host to accept a line of data.  This parameter defaults to [CR] (0D
Hex) because most systems that require a line terminator for terminal input
accept the carriage return character for this purpose.  This parameter accepts
values from [NUL] through [RUB].

Note:  Use the text string displayed in the ASCII column of ASCII Character
Codes.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 64. Repeat Quoting Character ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This option lets you change the default repeat sequence introducer character.
The default introducer character is a tilde (~).

The Kermit protocol allows the sender and receiver to exchange packets during
initialization to agree upon the capabilities to be used during the data
transfer phase.  In the case of repeat quoting (data compression), the file
sender specifies the character to be used as a repeat sequence introducer and
the receiver either agrees or disagrees.  If the character specified by the
sender is not acceptable to the receiver, repeat quoting will not be done.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 65. Force 8-Bit Quoting ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Quoting (also called Prefixing) is a term used by Kermit to indicate that 8-bit
data is transmitted as two 7-bit characters. For instance, the standard ASCII
characters are 7-bit data, while many non-printing characters, such as those
forming binary executable files, use 8-bit data.  8-bit data is encoded into
two 7-bit characters at the sending end, and decoded back to one 8-bit
character at the receiving end.

This option is provided for use in network environments where intermediate
equipment does not pass on the most significant bit (that is, it does not pass
8-bit characters along in an unmodified form).

If this parameter is checked, encoding of data greater than 07F hex is to be
forced.  If this parameter is not checked, the Kermit protocol initial packet
exchange will determine whether encoding of 8-bit data is to be performed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 66. Send Kermit Finish Packet ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When checked, this option will cause a Kermit finish packet to be transmitted
at the end of a transmit/receive file(s) operation to cause the remote kermit
server program to terminate (if it supports this packet type).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 67. Softrans Protocol Send Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Note:  Help is available for each field and push button.  Press F1 when the
field or push button is selected.

This dialog lets you set and change protocol-specific options which will be in
effect whenever you use this File Transfer Profile to send a file to the host
system.

These settings can be changed "on-the-fly" before you start the file transfer
from the Session Window's File menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 68. Softrans Protocol Receive Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Note:  Help is available for each field and push button.  Press F1 when the
field or push button is selected.

This dialog lets you set and change protocol-specific options which will be in
effect whenever you use this File Transfer Profile to receive a file from the
host system.

These settings can be changed "on-the-fly" before you start the file transfer
from the Session Window's File menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 69. End of Message Character ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Specify the character which is used to terminate input at the remote system.
It is designed primarily for host systems which work on a line input basis.
This parameter defaults to [CR] (carriage return).

Note:  Use the text string displayed in the ASCII column of ASCII Character
Codes.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 70. Transmit Buffer Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This parameters accepts values from 64 through 255 and defaults to 128.  It
specifies the size, in bytes, of the buffer the Softrans file transfer protocol
builds and sends to the host system.  If your host can accept more data at a
time, set this to a higher value.  If your host cannot accept 128 bytes at a
time, set this to a lower value.  Check with your system administrator.

Note:  When receiving data to your PC, Softrans can accept whatever is sent by
the host.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 71. Xmodem Send Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Note:  Help is available for each field and push button.  Press F1 when the
field or push button is selected.

This dialog lets you set and change protocol-specific options which will be in
effect whenever you use this File Transfer Profile to send a file to the host
system.

These settings can be changed "on-the-fly" before you start the file transfer
from the Session Window's File menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 72. Xmodem Receive Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog lets you set and change protocol-specific options which will be in
effect whenever you use this File Transfer Profile to receive a file from the
host system.

These settings can be changed "on-the-fly" before you start the file transfer
from the Session Window's File menu.

Note:  Help is available for each field and push button.  Press F1 when the
field or push button is selected.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 73. Xmodem(1K) Send Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog lets you set and change protocol-specific options which will be in
effect whenever you use this File Transfer Profile to send a file to the host
system.

These settings can be changed "on-the-fly" before you start the file transfer
from the Session Window's File menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 74. Xmodem(1K) Receive Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog lets you set and change protocol-specific options which will be in
effect whenever you use this File Transfer Profile to receive a file from the
host system.

These settings can be changed "on-the-fly" before you start the file transfer
from the Session Window's File menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 75. Ymodem Send Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog lets you set and change protocol-specific options which will be in
effect whenever you use this File Transfer Profile to send a file to the host
system.

These settings can be changed "on-the-fly" before you start the file transfer
from the Session Window's File menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 76. Ymodem Receive Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog lets you set and change protocol-specific options which will be in
effect whenever you use this File Transfer Profile to receive a file from the
host system.

These settings can be changed "on-the-fly" before you start the file transfer
from the Session Window's File menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 77. Ymodem(1K) Send Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog lets you set and change protocol-specific options which will be in
effect whenever you use this File Transfer Profile to send a file to the host
system.

These settings can be changed "on-the-fly" before you start the file transfer
from the Session Window's File menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 78. Ymodem(1K) Receive Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog lets you set and change protocol-specific options which will be in
effect whenever you use this File Transfer Profile to receive a file from the
host system.

These settings can be changed "on-the-fly" before you start the file transfer
from the Session Window's File menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 79. Ymodem-G Send Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog lets you set and change protocol-specific options which will be in
effect whenever you use this File Transfer Profile to send a file to the host
system.

These settings can be changed "on-the-fly" before you start the file transfer
from the Session Window's File menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 80. Ymodem-G Receive Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog lets you set and change protocol-specific options which will be in
effect whenever you use this File Transfer Profile to receive a file from the
host system.

These settings can be changed "on-the-fly" before you start the file transfer
from the Session Window's File menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 81. Ymodem-G(1K) Send Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog lets you set and change protocol-specific options which will be in
effect whenever you use this File Transfer Profile to send a file to the host
system.

These settings can be changed "on-the-fly" before you start the file transfer
from the Session Window's File menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 82. Ymodem-G(1K) Receive Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog lets you set and change protocol-specific options which will be in
effect whenever you use this File Transfer Profile to receive a file from the
host system.

These settings can be changed "on-the-fly" before you start the file transfer
from the Session Window's File menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 83. ASCII Character Codes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

These characters, codes and functions can be inserted in many of Softerm's
string entry fields.  The first 32 codes (0 through 31 decimal), also called
the non-displayable characters, often are used as control codes. They can be
entered in a text field by typing the code's acronym (listed in the ASCII
column) between square brackets.

For example, a Carriage Return can be included in a string by typing the
acronym and placing it between square brackets, such as:

     [CR]

Hex  Dec   ASCII     Name               Keyboard

00   0     [NUL]     null               Ctrl @
01   1     [SOH]     start heading      Ctrl A
02   2     [STX]     start text         Ctrl B
03   3     [ETX]     end text           Ctrl C
04   4     [EOT]     end transmission   Ctrl D
05   5     [ENQ]     enquire            Ctrl E
06   6     [ACK]     acknowledge        Ctrl F
07   7     [BEL]     bell               Ctrl G
08   8     [BS]      backspace          Ctrl H
09   9     [HT]      horizontal tab     Ctrl I
0A   10    [LF]      line feed          Ctrl J
0B   11    [VT]      vertical tab       Ctrl K
0C   12    [FF]      form feed          Ctrl L
0D   13    [CR]      carriage return    Ctrl M
0E   14    [SO]      shift out          Ctrl N
0F   15    [SI]      shift in           Ctrl O
10   16    [DLE]     data link escape   Ctrl P
11   17    [DC1]     device control 1   Ctrl Q
12   18    [DC2]     device control 2   Ctrl R
13   19    [DC3]     device control 3   Ctrl S
14   20    [DC4]     device control 4   Ctrl T
15   21    [NAK]     negative ack       Ctrl U
16   22    [SYN]     synchronous idle   Ctrl V
17   23    [ETB]     end trans block    Ctrl W
18   24    [CAN]     cancel             Ctrl X
19   25    [EM]      end medium         Ctrl Y
1A   26    [SUB]     substitute         Ctrl Z
1B   27    [ESC]     escape             Esc
1C   28    [FS]      file separator     Ctrl \
1D   29    [GS]      group separator    Ctrl ]
1E   30    [RS]      record separator   Ctrl ^
1F   31    [US]      unit separator     Ctrl _
20   32              space              Space Bar
21   33      !       exclamation        !
22   34      "       quotation          "
23   35      #       number sign        #
24   36      $       dollar sign        $
25   37      %       percent sign       %
26   38      &       ampersand          &
27   39      '       apostrophe         '
28   40      (       open parenthesis   (
29   41      )       close parenthesis  )
2A   42      *       asterisk           *
2B   43      +       plus sign          +
2C   44      ,       comma              ,
2D   45      -       minus              -
2E   46      .       period             .
2F   47      /       slash              /
30   48      0       zero               0
31   49      1       one                1
32   50      2       two                2
33   51      3       three              3
34   52      4       four               4
35   53      5       five               5
36   54      6       six                6
37   55      7       seven              7
38   56      8       eight              8
39   57      9       nine               9
3A   58      :       colon              :
3B   59      ;       semicolon          ;
3C   60      <       less than          <
3D   61      =       equal to           =
3E   62      >       greater than       >
3F   63      ?       question mark      ?
40   64      @       at sign            @
41   65      A       A                  A
42   66      B       B                  B
43   67      C       C                  C
44   68      D       D                  D
45   69      E       E                  E
46   70      F       F                  F
47   71      G       G                  G
48   72      H       H                  H
49   73      I       I                  I
4A   74      J       J                  J
4B   75      K       K                  K
4C   76      L       L                  L
4D   77      M       M                  M
4E   78      N       N                  N
4F   79      O       O                  O
50   80      P       P                  P
51   81      Q       Q                  Q
52   82      R       R                  R
53   83      S       S                  S
54   84      T       T                  T
55   85      U       U                  U
56   86      V       V                  V
57   87      W       W                  W
58   88      X       X                  X
59   89      Y       Y                  Y
5A   90      Z       Z                  Z
5B   91      [       open bracket       [
5C   92      \       backslash          \
5D   93      ]       close bracket      ]
5E   94      ^       circumflex         ^
5F   95      _       underscore         _
60   96      `       grave accent       `
61   97      a       a                  a
62   98      b       b                  b
63   99      c       c                  c
64   100     d       d                  d
65   101     e       e                  e
66   102     f       f                  f
67   103     g       g                  g
68   104     h       h                  h
69   105     i       i                  i
6A   106     j       j                  j
6B   107     k       k                  k
6C   108     l       l                  l
6D   109     m       m                  m
6E   110     n       n                  n
6F   111     o       o                  o
70   112     p       p                  p
71   113     q       q                  q
72   114     r       r                  r
73   115     s       s                  s
74   116     t       t                  t
75   117     u       u                  u
76   118     v       v                  v
77   119     w       w                  w
78   120     x       x                  x
79   121     y       y                  y
7A   122     z       z                  z
7B   123     {       open brace         {
7C   124     |       line               |
7D   125     }       close brace        }
7E   126     ~       tilde              ~
7F   127     [RUB]   rubout (delete)    Shift Backspace