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      • About This Book
      • Ninth Edition (February 2016)
      • Dependent LU Requester (DLUR)
      • Notices
      • Introduction
      • Planning to Install Personal Communications iSeries
      • Installing Personal Communications iSeries
      • Installing Personal Communications iSeries Using an Initialization (response) File
      • Intune Application Packaging Support
      • Administrative Installation
      • Maintenance Installation of Personal Communications iSeries
      • Remote Installation of Personal Communications
      • Communication Adapter and Device Driver Installation in Windows 7 and later versions
      • InstallShield Command-Line Parameters
      • National Language Support (NLS) Abbreviations and Language Codes
      • Abbreviations Used in This Book
      • Notices
      • About This Book
      • General Information
      • Using Personal Communications 3270
      • Using Personal Communications 5250
        • Considerations for Using PC400 Sessions
        • Data Transfer for PC400
          • Data Transfer Function Overview
          • Preparing for Data Transfer
            • Required Software Products
            • Transfer Function
            • Data Transfer Program
            • Data Concepts of the iSeries, eServer i5, or System i5 and Your Workstation
          • Creating a Workstation-to-iSeries Transfer Request
          • Creating an iSeries-to-Workstation Transfer Request
          • Limited Usage of File Names and Field Names
          • Examples of Transfer Requests for Receiving
          • Functions Available from the Pull-Down Menu
          • File-Description Files
          • Data Conversions
          • iSeries, eServer i5, or System i5 System-to-PC Performance Considerations
        • Transferring Files
        • Displaying Grid Lines (DBCS Only)
      • Using Personal Communications VT
      • Troubleshooting
      • Notices
      • About This Book
      • General Information
      • Advanced Configuration, Management, and Operations
      • About This Book
      • Introduction to Emulator APIs
      • Introduction to IBM Standard EHLLAPI, IBM Enhanced EHLLAPI and WinHLLAPI Programming
      • EHLLAPI Functions
      • WinHLLAPI Extension Functions
      • PCSAPI Functions
      • DDE Functions in a 32–bit Environment
      • Using DDE Functions with a DDE Client Application
      • Troubleshooting for Emulator programming
      • Query Reply Data Structures Supported by EHLLAPI
      • Compatibility with Personal Communications 4.1 for Windows 3.1
      • Differences from Communication Manager/2 EHLLAPI
      • DOS-Mode EHLLAPI for Windows
      • DDE Functions in a 16-Bit Environment
      • Notices
      • About This Book
      • Introduction
      • Host Access Class Library C++
      • Host Access Class Library Automation Objects
      • Host Access Class Library LotusScript Extension
      • Host Access Class Library for Java
      • Troubleshooting
      • Sendkeys Mnemonic Keywords
      • ECL Planes — Format and Content
      • Notices
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Preparing for Data Transfer

The following topics describe the software products required to transfer data and the points you must understand before transferring data with PC400.

  • Required Software Products
  • Transfer Function
  • Data Transfer Program
  • Data Concepts of the iSeries, eServer i5, or System i5 and Your Workstation
  • Creating a Workstation-to-iSeries Transfer Request
  • Items to Be Specified
  • Saving, Opening, Changing, and Executing a Transfer Request
  • Required Software Products
  • Transfer Function
  • Data Transfer Program
  • Data Concepts of the iSeries, eServer i5, or System i5 and Your Workstation
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