Transferring Boolean Review Files Using INNOPAC File Transfer Software (FTS)

Prepared by Cindy Geraldo and Karen Peters
Revised October 25, 1999

In Roger (Innopac/Millennium), retrieve Boolean file:
Select: M>Management information
Select: L>Create LISTS of records
Please key your initials:
Please key your password:
Select appropriate file

You are now ready to print/output your file. Set your parameters to either PRINT the record or LIST some of the data in the review file. When you are given the printer options:

Select printer option "File save"
Is File save ready? Y
Filename: <name of file--8 characters max><Enter>
When file has finished writing to disk:
Enter Q to quit to main menu

You will now need to transfer the file out of Roger (Innopac/Millennium). Systems has provided a FTP server for this purpose.

Select A>ADDITIONAL system functions
Select P>Send Print File out of Innopac using FTS
Please key your initials:
Please key your password:

A list of files will appear
Example:
1 > 0221mon.p
2 > lost.p
3 > irpsnews.p
4 > test.p

Select F for Send print file to another system using FTS
Enter the file number
From the list of hosts, select the IP address for the Systems FTP Server (132.239.120.18)

You will be prompted for
Username: Type your name (Novell login name)
Password: Type the LIBRARY server password (Novell password)

The list of file names will appear with the selected file designated by the "PUT" command.
Example:
1> 0221mon.p
2> lost.p
PUT 3> irpsnews.p

A menu of options will appear.

TRANSFERRING ONE FILE:

If you are only transferring one file, Select "T". A message box will appear that will give you the opportunity to give the transferred file a different name. Either change the name or hit ENTER to accept the current name.

Select T to transfer files, press return, a message box will appear indicating the transfer was successful. If there was a problem in the transfer, it will give you a message, please report this to the Systems Help Desk.

Select S to STOP transfer
Enter Q Quit
Press space to continue
Select R to Remove file
Input numbers of file to be removed, press RETURN
Remove [name of file] (y/n) Y
Enter Q Quit

TRANSFERRING MORE THAN ONE FILE:

If you are transferring more than one file, key the number(s) of the additional file(s) as listed to be transferred. The list of file names will then appear with the selected files designated by the "PUT" command.

Example:
1> 0221mon.p
PUT 2> lost.p
PUT 3> irpsnews.p

When you have finished selecting files, select "T" to transfer the files. A message box will appear that will give you the opportunity to give the transferred file a different name. Either change the name or hit ENTER to accept the current name.

Enter "C" to continue to repeat the process for each file to be transferred.
If there was a problem in the transfer (s), it will give you a message, please report this to the Systems Help Desk. After the files have been transferred, enter "S" to stop the transfer process.

Enter Q to Quit.
Press space to continue
Select R to Remove files
Input number (s) of file(s) to be removed (e.g. 3, or 1-3, or 1,3).

It is your responsibility to remove these files after transferring them out of the Roger (Innopac/Millennium) machine. You can now use any software program to retrieve the file from your LIBRARY directory (e.g. copy it to your hard disk, open it with WordPerfect, Wordpad, EXCEL, etc.). The file will be tagged with the '.p' extension.

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Last Updated: June 21, 2007
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