Using NS3000/iX Network Services (36920-90008)

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Remote File Access
FILE Command
Description
For Remote File Access purposes, the FILE command can be used to
specify a formal designator for a remote file or device. You can use this
formal designator to reference the remote file in a subsequent command
or intrinsic call. If an environment ID is used to indicate the location of
the file, it must be specified in a DSLINE or REMOTE command before
you can use RFA. $BACK or DEV=# indicates the node one “hop” closer to
your local system when the FILE command has been issued in a remote
session. (This may be the local system itself.)
Precautions When Using $BACK
When using the $BACK backreference with RFA, you need to check the
fully qualified node names of the machines on each side of the file
transfer. If the domain and organization names differ between the two
machines, problems may arise with use of $BACK.
To prevent a problem when using $BACK for a transfer between two
nodes whose domain and organization are different, configure the
remote machine (using NMMGR; NM capability required), so that its
network directory includes two entries:
1) localnode.localdomain.localorganization, and
2) localnode.remotedomain.remoteorganization.
See the example under “Interactive Access” later in this chapter.