The information file, preview file, and any data file are written and read by DCM as binary files. If you transfer a package manually, ensure that the transfer uses a binary mode and does not attempt to perform end-of-line conversion on these files.
DCM creates these objects in the source database generate_directory when the source database generates a transfer package. The files remain in the generate_directory until the source database receives confirmation that DCM has successfully transferred the files to the destination directory. When the transfer is finished, the transfer files reside in the receive_directory of the destination database. An exception to this situation is when the direct mode transfer mode is used (that is, the source database generates the objects directly in the receive_directory of the destination database). The files remain in the receive_directory directory until DCM receives that transfer packet at the destination database.
The package contents file or directory can contain up to five parts:
The transfer file names have this syntax:
<FROM_DB_ID><TSET_NUMBER><TO_DB_ID><TIME><name>
where name is: dcm_info.txt for the DCM information file, dcm_preview.txt for the DCM preview file, .tar.gz for compressed package contents, and.dcm for extracted contents. The portion of the name that precedes name is identical for all files that are part of a given transfer package.