• An AIS account and also TSO access. If you do not have TSO access, contact the your ASR (Access & Security Representative) or the AIS Support Center at (814) 863-2276
• HostExplorer version 10.0 terminal emulation software product, installed and functioning

Important:

When examples of file transfer commands are given, the following conventions are used:

• HOST.DATASET.NAME = the mainframe Data Set Name (DSN) and
• C:\FILENAME.EXT where: C:\ = the PC target drive and path and
• FILENAME.TXT = the PC file name and appropriate extension

> Caution:

If you specify a data set name that already exists on the mainframe when you send a file, your PC file will overwrite the mainframe file. Likewise, if you specify a PC file name that already exists, the newly transferred file will overwrite your PC file when you download.

1. Double click on the 'HostExplorer' icon to start your terminal emulation software
2. Type your userID, password and NETPASS at the prompts. Press the <ENTER> key
3. Type "FTP" at the NETPASS activity screen.  Your session will open and you should see “ *** ”.  Hit  <ENTER> and you will then receive the READY prompt
4. Click on the 'Transfer' menu

1. From the 'Transfer' menu select "Receive file from Host"
2. You should now be at the 'Download from TSO/Music' screen
3. At "Host file Name",  enter the name of the file that you want to download. Remember to put single quotes at both ends of the Host file name
4. Receive to:  Destination should be "DISK." Scheme should be "TSO_TEXT"
5. Local file name:  Click the 'folder' button to select the directory where you want to save the file
6. File name:  enter the name of the destination file
7. Click "Open"
8. Click on 'options' button
9. Click on the 'custom' tab
10. To send ASCII or TEXT files, such as extract files, make sure the ASCII and CRLF buttons are checked in the Options button.  SCHEME WILL HAVE TO BE "TSO_TEXT"
11. To send BINARY data, such as a formatted document, spreadsheet, or executable file, SCHEME WILL HAVE TO BE "TSO_BINARY"
12. Click "OK"
13. You will be back at the 'DOWNLOAD TSO/MUSIC' screen. Be sure that the SCHEME is set at TSO_TEXT.  (if you are transferring binary files this will have to be changed to TSO_BINARY)
14. Click on "RECEIVE"; you should then get a completed message when the file has been transferred

Transferring Files TO the AIS Mainframe (Sending Files to Host)

1. From the 'transfer' menu click on "Send file to Host"
2. This will take you to a page that should say:  "UPLOAD to TSO/MUSIC" (top left).  If it doesn't, click on the options box to the right. Once in "options," click on the 'GENERAL' tab, then at "HOST SYSTEM" select "TSO/MUSIC." Then click "OK." This will return you to the original page and it should now be named "UPLOAD to TSO/MUSIC"
3. Move the cursor to the 'Source' field, this should be "disk"
4. Tab to "Scheme" and select "TSO_TEXT" (For Binary files, Scheme will have to be "TSO_BINARY")
5. Tab to "Local FILE NAME." This will be the file name that you want to transfer. You must drill down to the file location or physically type the files address
6. Tab to "SEND TO:"  This will be the name of the file (data set) where you are sending the data. Remember to put single quotes at both ends of the data set name
7. Click on the 'options' button to the right and then click on the 'CUSTOM' tab
8. To send ASCII or TEXT files, such as extract files, SCHEME WILL BE "TSO_TEXT"
9. To send BINARY data, such as a formatted document, spreadsheet, or executable file type, SCHEME WILL HAVE TO BE "TSO_BINARY"
10. Click "OK"
11. You will be back at the 'UPLOAD to TSO/MUSIC' page. Be sure that the SCHEME is still "TSO_TEXT" or "TSO_Binary." CLICK "SEND"
12. The file transfer status will show its progress during the upload
13. If the file was successfully uploaded, you will see the Progress as "COMPLETED"
14. After the File Transfer, type "LOGOFF" to shut down your TSO session