User's Manual Part 3

PERFORMING DOWNLOADS
Omni 3600 Download Differences
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You can also insert zero-length SETGROUP.n files into a batch download list to
redirect files from the target file group to other file groups. Together, the zero-
length SETDRIVE.x and SETGROUP.n files allow you flexibility to store files as
required in RAM or flash file systems and in specific file groups in a single batch
download operation.
Redirecting Files to Other File Groups
GID1 is the default system mode setting for performing downloads. Using the
system mode menu options, you can select another file group (GID 2–15) as the
target group for the application download. If you select another group, files
download directly into the RAM of that file group.
To redirect files from the selected target file group to another file group as part of
the download operation, insert a zero-length SETGROUP.n file in the batch
download list (the same as SETDRIVE.x). The syntax of this convention is
SETGROUP.n, where n = 1–15, for GIDs 1–15.
To create a zero-length SETGROUP file on the download computer, use the DOS
command REM as in the following example:
REM >SETGROUP.2
If you do not insert SETGROUP.n special files into the download list, all files
download into the target group selected in system mode. If no number is added to
the SETGROUP filename, SETGROUP.1 (GID1) is assumed.
Restrictions on File Redirection
The Omni 3600 file system restricts how you can redirect files to other file groups.
Here are the important points to remember:
• The main application must always be downloaded into GID1.
• Because of the way file groups are managed in the Omni 3600 file system,
only two schemes are available for redirecting files during a batch application
download:
• If, using system mode menu options, you select Group 1 (default) as the
target group for the download, files can be redirected to any other file
group, including GID15.
• If, using system mode menu options, you select a file group other than
Group 1 (GIDs 2–14) as the target group for the download, files can be
redirected only into the selected file group or into GID15.
NOTE
You can only use zero-length SETDRIVE.x files for batch application downloads,
either direct or telephone, and only using the Download Manager or ZonTalk 2000
download tools (and not DDL.EXE).
You cannot use this special file convention for operating system downloads or for
back-to-back application downloads.