Using CICS RECEIVE with the Personal Communications Command Line

Use the following information when receiving files from CICS using the Personal Communications command line:

Figure 1 shows the command and information you must provide. Enter it as shown (including parentheses), except that you can use either uppercase or lowercase.
Note:
  1. ␢blank space character means to insert a space. There must not be a space between h: and fn.
  2. For DBCS sessions, insert a left bracket ([) before (options.
Figure 1. CICS RECEIVE Command Syntax
REQTEXT
 A 
The workstation drive and path where the file is to be received.
 B 
The name of the workstation file.
 C 
The short name of the host session (h:) from which you are receiving the file, the host file name (fn), and the file type (ft).
 D 
Optional changes made to the file during transfer. More than one option can be specified. Valid options are:
  • ASCII
  • BINARY (for SBCS sessions)
  • BLANK
  • CLEAR
  • CRLF
  • JISCII (for Japanese DBCS sessions)
  • NOCLEAR
  • NOCRLF (for SBCS sessions)
  • PROGRESS
  • QUIET
  • SO
  • TIME(n)
  • USER
Note: The default options for SBCS sessions are ASCII and CRLF; the default option for DBCS sessions is BINARY.
Parent topic: Using the CICS RECEIVE Command