Using NS3000/iX Network Services (36920-90008)

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Network File Transfer
Using DSCOPY
Using DSCOPY
The following notes describe the function of DSCOPY and explain its
operation in special situations:
Required Access. Read and lock access is required for any file you
want to copy with DSCOPY. If you do not have both read and lock access
to the file, DSCOPY will issue a file security violation error message.
Interactive Use. When you enter a DSCOPY command, NFT becomes
interactive and displays the prompt DSCOPY. Once the prompt appears,
you can issue additional file transfer requests by specifying only source
and target filenames and additional options; there is no need to exit the
DSCOPY subsystem before requesting additional file transfers.
File Specification Defaults. At NS 3000/iX nodes, the logon and file
name specifications are identical to those you usually use at your
HP 3000. If a group name is included in the source file specification and
the account name is omitted, NFT searches for the group in the logon
account. If only a file name is specified (that is, group and account
names are omitted) NFT uses the logon group and account.
Special Characters in Logons, File Names or Node Names. If a
file name, node name, or logon contains characters that have special
significance to either NFT or the source or target node operating
systems, you can enclose the name or logon string in quotation marks
(“ ”) so that the name or logon is accepted.
Continuation Lines. If a DSCOPY command is too long to fit on a
single line, you can continue to type; DSCOPY will automatically
continue the command on the following line. You can also type an
ampersand (&) followed by
[Return] at the end of a line; this causes the
prompt continue to appear, after which you can type the rest of the
command.
On-Line HELP. To obtain an on-line description of the DSCOPY
command, type ? to the right of the prompt DSCOPY.
Terminating DSCOPY. To terminate the DSCOPY subsystem, type
either (1) //
[Return] or (2) [CTRL]-Y when a file transfer is not in
progress. (Typing
[CTRL]-Y when a file transfer is in progress interrupts
the file transfer, but does not terminate the subsystem unless the
transfer requests originate from a command file.) From a job stream
(batch job), the characters // must be used to terminate DSCOPY.
Interrupting a File Transfer. To interrupt a file transfer that is in
progress, type
[CTRL]-Y. Refer to “Interrupting a File Transfer” later in
this chapter for details.