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File Transfer

Upload a File from PC to Mainframe

  1. Log into TSO session
  2. Go to READY prompt (exit ISPF)
  3. Enter command: IND$FILE PUT CLEANUP.PROC ASCII CRLF LRECL(80) RECFM(F)
  4. Press Enter. You should see a message at the top of the screen "File transfer in progress"
  5. Press ESC to go to ZTI shell mode
  6. Enter command: upload /path/to/laptop/file.txt
  7. ZTI will upload the file and return you to the TSO READY prompt
  8. Repeat from step 3 to upload more files.

Download Files from PC to Mainframe

  1. Log into TSO session
  2. Go to READY prompt (exit ISPF)
  3. Enter command: IND$FILE GET CLEANUP.PROC ASCII CRLF
  4. Press Enter. You should see a message at the top of the screen "File transfer in progress" and a countdown of bytes.
    Wait until the message disappears.
  5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for as many files as you want to download.
  6. Press ESC to go to ZTI shell mode
  7. Enter command downloads to see a list of pending downloaded files.
  8. Enter command receive /path/to/laptop/file.txt . This will bring in the first file from the downloads list. Note that shell expansions like ~ do not work!
  9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 for all the available files.
  10. Enter command goto to return to the TSO READY prompt.