Send and Receive Files

This section explains about the files which can be sent and received on HULFT for IBMi.

File Organization

Physical data files and archive files can be handled.

Note

  • Note during a archive file transfer:

    Specify the transfer type as binary.

    Multicasting cannot be done.

  • Note related to the file name:

    You cannot use reserved words such as '*FIRST' or '*FILE' and so forth for the specification of the operation as to Send and Receive files as well as other files. Using the file name with the reserved words may result in unexpected behavior.

  • You cannot send or receive the files on the integrated file system.

Record Type

The file of fixed length type can be handled.

Record Length

The maximum record length of the file which is handled by the Send process is up to 32,766 bytes.

In the case of format and multi format transfer, the maximum length of one record is up to 19,997 bytes.

The maximum record length of the file which is handled by the Receive process is up to 32,766 bytes.

However, in the case of archive files, the record length of the file is fixed to 512 bytes.

Record Count

The maximum record count per file is 2,147,483,646.

The file of which record count is 0 (namely, a file of 0 byte) is sent as well.

Sign of the Signed External Decimal

Refer to the following for the value which can be used by the sign and zone of the signed external decimal:

Format Field Size and the Number of Fields

The following is the lengths of one field at the time of the Format Transfer and the Multi Format Transfer. The number of fields that can be registered on one record is up to 1000.

Table 3.6 Format Field Size

Field Type

Size (Bytes)

Remarks

X

1 to 9999

 

M

1 to 9999

 

N

2 to 9998

However, the field type can treat only the even number.

9

1 to 18

 

B

2, 4, 8

 

P

1 to 10

However, the field type can treat only up to 18 characters.

S

1 to 18

 

F

4, 8

 

I

1 to 9999