DECnet File Transfer between Alpha and PC

[Richard Wingate]

Does anyone know if I can write a file from the alpha using decnet to a pc using pathworks 32? I have used the DECnet File transfer application on the pc to move files back and forth, but I would like to perform the function from the alpha utilizing a command procedure.

[Robert Gezelter]

Richard,

If you have a FAL listener running, then the answer should be yes. If you want to connect to a customer-written server process, then there is also no problem (I have done things both ways in the past).

The one thing that you have to remember is that some file formats that are ok on OpenVMS are problematical on Windows, and while DECnet is good, it is not quite magic.

- Bob Gezelter, http://www.rlgsc.com

[Richard Wingate]

The problems I was seeing were due to not setting the access in NCP on the Pathworks side. This fixed it.