Southwest Texas State University
Computer Network and Support Services

Transfering files from Win95 to the VMS Cluster

This assumes you have an internet connection configured and up and running:
  1. Click START then RUN
  2. Enter FTP NYSSA.SWT.EDU into the text box
  3. At the prompts, enter the following information:
    USER> <Enter your vms username>
    Password> <Enter your vms password>
  4. You may now issue commands like DIR, CD, LCD, LDIR, GET, PUT, ASCII, and BINARY
  5. Before you get or put a binary file, issue the following command:
    FTP> BINARY
  6. To change your local directory enter:
    FTP> LCD D:\TEMP
  7. To change the remote directory enter:
    FTP> CD WWW

    or

    FTP> CD SYS$SCRATCHPAD:[YOURVMSUSERNAME]

  8. Now the following command will move a file from your local directory to the remote directory (PC to VMS):
    FTP> PUT file.name
  9. The following command will move a file from your remote directory to your local directory (VMS to PC):
    FTP> GET file.name
     
     


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March 16, 1999