I am going to throw my 2cents worth in here. Since you are already using XMIT and RECEIVE and the 3270 emulator file transfer, let's stick with them and not make anything more confusing, because, YES, you can do all those fancy things like TERSE and FTP, but those are not always an option and since you have stated you have done it this way, let's work with that.
I would recommend that: #1. Make sure all transfers are done in BINARY, it is very easy with the 3270 transfer to miss that. #2. Make sure that the 3270 transfer TO the receiving system is both binary AND RECFM=FB LRECL=80 , BLKSIZE can be anything that is a multiple of 80. I said the last part in #2 because I have done transfers to a system and forgot to change the type of transfer to make the file RECFM=FB LRECL=80. When I have done that I received the same message you are getting. Al Nims Systems Admin/Programmer 3 Information Technology University of Florida (352) 273-1298 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Myers Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 5:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Xmitting file between disconnected systems I am trying to xmit a couple of files from a z/OS system and then receive them on a different system. There is no connection between these systems except an intervening notebook. The process I have used is: 1. xmit the file to myself on the source system 2. use SDSF's output queue to see the xmitted file 3. use the XDC command to create a dataset from the output file (I see that the xmit files created on the CBT tape are RECFM=F and LRECL-80, so the dataset I create fron XDC is given these properties) 4. transfer the data set to my PC from the source system as binary using my 3270 emulator's transfer file screen 5. transfer the file from my PC to the target system as binary using my 3270 emulator's transfer file screen 6. receive the created data set on the target system and get the message:* INMR921I* *Received* *file* *appears* *not* *to* *be* *an* *Interactive* *Data* *Transmission* *Facility* *file.* *The* *first* *record* *is: *If the CBT tape can transfer files in this manner, it must be manageable, but I must have missed something. What am I missing? Mike Myers ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
