Syntax and Parameters 5-7
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Also, DOS does not store files in alphabetical order, and so using *.* to
both send and receive files may result in files being renamed because
they are loaded in a different order. This can occur even if the file lists
on both sides of the transfer are the same.
@file
Response File (Zmodem only)
The @file option allows use of a “response file” for specifying filenames
when conducting Zmodem transfers. This option allows you to
circumvent the DOS limitation of 128 characters on the command line
when you want to send many files in a single transfer session.
When using a response file, simply fill the file with the filenames you
wish to send or receive. The filenames may include drives and paths.
One filename should appear on each line of the response file. You can
specify up to 256 files this way.
The following is a sample response file, named RESPONSE.TXT:
autoexec.bat
c:\programs\theprog.exe
c:\data\file1.dat
c:\data\file2.dat
c:\data\file3.dat
Not all the filenames need to be specified in the response file. For
example, the following command would send seven files, including the
five in RESPONSE.TXT
above.
Xfer /z c:\default\config.sys /@response.txt
c:\data\file4.dat
In this case, each filename is read in as it appears on the command line.
The file C:\DEFAULT\CONFIG.SYS would be the first one sent, the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file specified in the RESPONSE.TXT file would be
the second file sent, and the C:\DATA\FILE4.DAT file specified on the
command line would be the seventh file sent.
You can specify multiple response files. Regardless of the number of
response files you use, the 256-file limitation for a single transfer session
is always in effect.
If you include a response file in the XFER_ARGS environment variable,
you can use the N option to ignore the response file and start from a
default condition.
