PASSPORT Knowledge Base
File Transfer - IND$FILE

Date Published: November 24, 2003

Date Updated: March 7, 2008

Title

Must Use Wild Card As Host File Name

Product

PASSPORT PC to Host, PASSPORT Web to Host

Emulation Types

TN3270

Issue

When sending a file to my host using IND$FILE, I get a "must use wild card as host file name" message from PASSPORT. How can I resolve this?

Solution

This normally occurs when the file being sent to the host is open for use by another Windows application, such as Word or Excel. To correct this, close the open file before performing the file transfer.

More Information

In PASSPORT PC to Host version 2004-930 and newer, the error message has been changed to be more descriptive:

Keywords

ind$file, file transfer, wild card, host name, sharing violation