255IDB Basics: Retrieving the IDB Configuration File
Retrieving the IDB
Configuration File The IDB settings controlling how SCS jobs print can be retrieved via
FTP. The name of the file is fixed and cannot be changed.
The procedure below uses a Microsoft FTP client.
To retrieve the IDB settings file
1Start a FTP session.
User name: <Blank>
2Enter the "/lti" directory.
cd /lti
3Set the FTP client to binary mode. This is necessary as data
is transferred in binary mode.
binary
4Retrieve the IDB configuration file.
This stores the file on the PC in the root directory c:.
ftp 201.1.12.123 (Sample IP address)
get tn3270e.idb c:\tn3270e.idb (TN3270E users)
get tn5250e.idb c:\tn5250e.idb (TN5250E users)