IBM CDI5UG1107 manual Using the Cdcomp Screen, Compressing a File Prior to Sending

120IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for i5/OS User’s Guide

start-mbrspecifies the name of the member to be compressed or the first name in a range of members to be compressed. Possible values are:

*INFILE specifies the name of the member is the same as the name of the input file. *INFILE is the default.

*ALL indicates all members in the input file is selected for compression. member-namespecifies the name of the file member to be compressed.

generic*-member-namespecifies a generic member name to select all members whose names begin with the specified characters.

start-rangespecifies the first name in an alphanumeric range of members. Although member names in a range are treated as generics, they cannot be used with an asterisk (*). The first and last members specified in the range, as well as all members between, are compressed.

end-mbrspecifies the last name in a range of members to be compressed. The possible values are:

*STARTMBR indicates that the last member in the range is the same as the first member in the range, limiting the range to a single member. You should also use this value if you specified a generic in the Starting member name (start-mbr) field. *STARTMBR is the default.

end-rangespecifies the last name in an alphanumeric range of members. Although member names in a range are treated as generics, they cannot be used with an asterisk (*). The first and last members specified in the range, as well as all members between, are compressed.

new-mbrspecifies a new name for the member specified in the start-mbr field. If *ALL, a generic*, or a range has been specified for member selection, this parameter must contain the *NONE value. Possible values are:

*NONE indicates the name of the output member is the same as the name of the input member. *NONE is the default.

newname specifies the new name for the output member.

Using the CDCOMP Screen

Use the Connect:Direct Compress File (CDCOMP) screen to compress a file on the i5/OS node before sending it to a remote node.

Compressing a File Prior to Sending

Complete the following steps to compress a file before sending it to a remote node:

1.Access the CDCOMP screen by typing CDCOMP at the command line and pressing F4 or by selecting the Compress file option from the main menu.

2.Type values for parameters as appropriate and press Enter.

If you need additional entry fields for the fields that allow multiple sets of values, type a plus sign (+) in the field labeled + for more values and press Enter.