You can copy the packed database file on to the destination computer by copying it on to media such as disk or tape, or by using a file transfer program such as rcp, ftp or kermit. If you choose a file transfer program, you must copy the file in binary format with no conversion whatsoever. If you are transferring to or from a PC using kermit, you can set the file type on the PC by typing:

once you have started kermit up, but before you transfer the packed file.

On UNIX systems you can send the file by typing, for example:

where packed_file is the name of the packed database. The –i option tells kermit to send the file exactly as it is.

When you have finished, go to the destination computer and run qvtr or qvtrans as described in the following sections.