Document Outline

• Legal Notices
  • • Warning:
• © 2000 NLynx Technologies, Inc. All rights reser
• PREFACE
• Trademark Recognition.
• About This Guide
  • • Who Should Use This Guide?
    • How This Guide is Organized
• Welcome to ETU
  • • What ETU Can Do for You
    • Inventory Checklist
    • Security Considerations
• Hardware and Software Requirements
  • • Hardware Requirements
    • Software Requirements
• Features of Version 5.02
• Features of Version 5.041
• Features of Version 5.5
• Features of Version 5.6
  • • Notes to Mac Users
    • Compatibility with Non-ES32 Emulation Products
    • Native Mode and System/36 Mode
• Part One, Getting Started
• About This Chapter
• Installing ETU
  • • Installing the ETU Software
    • Registering Your Host System
    • Using ETU During the Evaluation Period
    • Obtaining Your Host Registration Number
    • Entering the Registration Code
    • Re-installing ETU
    • Removing ETU From Your Host System
    • Installing ETU For International Users
• The ETU Compatibility Diskette: For Non-ES32 Emulation Products
  • • Who Could Use IBMTRAN?
    • Copying IBMTRAN To Your Hard Drive
    • Starting ETU When Using IBMTRAN
    • Exiting IBMTRAN
    • Alternative Method to Start and Exit IBMTRAN
• About This Chapter
• Starting ETU
  • • A Note About User Authorization
• The ETU Main Menu
  • • The ETU Utilities Menu
• The ETU Commands
  • • Main Menu: File Transfer Commands
    • Main Menu: ETU Power Commands
    • Utilities Menu: Microcomputer Commands
    • Utilities Menu: File Translation Commands
    • Utilities Menu: Translation Table Commands
• Running ETU Commands
  • • Using the Menu
    • Entering Commands on the Command Line
    • Using the Command Prompts
    • Using Mac Directory Dialog Boxes
    • Request Definitions
• Types of Processing
  • • Interactive ETU Commands
    • Batch ETU Commands
• About Microcomputer Files
  • • File Formats
    • PC-DOS
    • Apple Mac
• About This Chapter
• What is ETU?
  • • Data Transfer
    • Data Translation
    • Other ETU Functions
• About Transferring Files
  • • Micro and Host File Names
    • Transferring Data to Host Files
    • Record Length
    • Host File Type
    • Data Description Specifications
• About Translating Files
  • • How Data is Stored
• Using Translation Tables
  • • ETU Translation Table Members
    • Using Translation Tables with the Mac
• Using Microcomputer Data Formats
  • • Transferring Files
    • Translating Files
    • Working with PC Functions
    • Modifying Translation Tables
    • Advanced ETU Features
• About This Chapter
• Transferring Data Files
  • • Transferring Data Files From Host to a Microcomputer:
    • FROM3XB Example
    • Transferring Data Files From a Microcomputer to the Host:
    • The TO3XB Command
    • TO3XB Example
• Transferring Print Files
  • • Transferring a Host Spool File to a PC Print File:
    • About Host Spool Files
    • Transferring a PC Print File to the Host:
    • PRTTO3X Example
• Transferring Host Programs
  • • Transfer Host Programs to a Microcomputer:
    • The PGMFROM3XB Command
    • PGMFROM3XB Example
    • Transfer Host Programs to the Host:
• About This Chapter
• Why Use the Translation Commands
  • • Translation Commands Can Run in Batch Mode
    • Translation Commands Can Be Run From a Host Terminal
    • Translation Commands Reduce Modem Time
• Translating Data Files
  • • Translating a Microcomputer File to a Host Format:
    • The XLATEFROM Command
    • XLATEFROM Example
    • Translating a Host File to Microcomputer Format:
    • XLATETO Example
• Translating Print Files
  • • Translating PC Print Files:
    • The PRTXFRMPC Command
    • PRTXFRMPC Example
    • Translating Host Spool Files:
    • The PRTXTOPC Command
    • PRTXTOPC Example
    • Rename a Micro File:
    • The RENAMEB Command
    • RENAMEB Example
    • Figure 7-1 The RENAMEB prompt screen
    • Allocate a Micro File:
    • The ALOCATB Command
    • ALOCATB Example
    • Delete an Existing File:
    • The DELETEB Command
    • DELETEB Example
    • Test for the Existence of a Micro File:
    • The TESTB Command
    • TESTB Example
• About This Chapter
• About Translation Tables
• Modifying a Translation Table
  • • Make a Copy of the Original Table
    • Editing the Translation Table
    • Translation Table Record Format
    • Sample Translation Table
    • Compiling the New Translation Member
    • Naming the New Member
• About This Chapter
• Multiple-device Transfer
  • • Transferring From Multiple Micros
    • Using PWRTO3XB
    • Transferring a Host File to Multiple Micros
    • Micro-to-micro Transfers
    • The PCFROMPC Command
    • The PCTOPC Command
• Transferring Files Between Multiple Maces
  • • Mac File Transfer Examples
    • If InterAxcess is located at the root level of the hard drive
    • If InterAxcess is one or more folders deep
• Record and Field Selection
  • • About Creating Auxiliary Storage Pools
    • Transferring Selected Fields
    • Field Selection -- Example 1
    • Field Selection -- Example 2
    • Transferring Selected Records
    • Record Selection -- Example1
    • Record Selection -- Example 2
• Entry and Exit Programs
  • • Example
• Deleting Files After Transfer
• Saving Request Definitions
  • • Re-using Request Definitions
• Performing Batch Transfers
  • • Batch Transfer – Example
• Time and Date Scheduling
  • • Time and Date Scheduling – Example
• ALOCATB Command
• DELETEB Command
• EDITTABLE Command
• EDTUDF Command
  • • EDTUDF Notes
• FROM3XB Command
  • • FROM3XB Notes
• PCFROMPC Command
• PCTOPC Command
• PGMFROM3XB Command
• PGMTO3XB Command
• PRTFROM3X Command
• PRTTO3X Command
• PRTXFRMPC Command
• PRTXTOPC Command
• PWRDELETEB Command
• PWRFROM3XB Command
• PWRRENAMEB Command
• PWRTO3XB Command
• RENAMEB Command
• SBMBATXFER Command
• SBMSCHJOB Command
  • • Before You Begin
    • To Schedule a Job
• STRSEU Command
• TESTB Command
• TO3XB Command
• VWSAVRQS Command
  • • VWSAVRQS Notes
• XLATEFROM Command
• XLATETO Command
  • • A-1Inside ETU
    • B-1ETU Compatibility
    • C-1Creating DDS Specifications
    • D-1Creating F & I Specifications
    • E-1ETU Error Messages
    • F-1EBCDIC/ASCII Printable Characters
    • G-1System/36-mode Commands
    • H-1International Translational Tables
    • GLOSSARY
    • INDEX
• About This Chapter
• Editing User-defined Menu Options
  • • EDTUDF Parameters
    • EDTUDF Example
• Configuring the Audit Trail
  • • The CFGAUDIT Parameters
    • Checking the Audit Trail
    • Working with ETU Security
    • Granting Authority to a Command
    • Revoking Authority From a Command
    • Regranting Authority to a Previously Revoked Command
• Securing Devices on the AS/400
• Removing ETU From the AS/400
• About This Appendix
• Using ETU 5.01 and above with Autokey Batch Files
  • • Modifying an Autokey Batch File – Example
• About This Appendix
• Creating DDS Specifications
• About This Appendix
• Creating F & I Specifications
• About This Appendix
• USR MESSAGES:
• TRANSFER PROBLEMS:
• USER MESSAGES:
• CPF MESSAGES:
• SYS MESSAGES:
• OCL PROBLEMS
• About This Appendix
  • • This appendix lists the ASCII and EBCDIC characters and their hexadecimal equivalents. Use this table when you create or modify an ETU translation table.
• About This Appendix
• Starting ETU in System/36 Mode
  • • The ETU36 Menu
    • Running ETU in System/36 Mode
    • Native Commands Not Supported in the System/36 Mode
    • System/36-mode Commands and Native Mode Equivalents
• ALLOCATE Procedure
• COMPILE Procedures
• DELETE Procedure
• EDITABLE Procedure
• FILEFRPC Procedure
• FILETOPC Procedure
• LIBRFRPC Procedure
• LIBRTOPC Procedure
• PRNTFRPC Procedure
• PRNTTOPC Procedure
• RENAME Function
• TESTFILE Procedure
• XLT36FIL Procedure
• XLT36PRT Procedure
• XLTPCFIL Procedure
• XLTPCPRT Procedure
• Installing International Translation Table
• ETU400 Automation
  • • AUTOMATION MECHANISMS
    • SBMBATXFER
    • SBMSCHJOB
• ETU THROUGHPUT CONSIDERATIONS
  • • What kind of throughput can I expect?