Using Procomm to Upload/Download Files

>How do i download and
>upload off my hard disk and to my hard disk via procomm?  

Are you using procomm for dos or procomm for windows?   Assuming 
the former, here are the steps:

  Preliminary:

  a) Know precisely the name of the file to be uploaded and where it
     is, i.e., what disk and subdirectory, especially if the file 
     is on a different directory from procomm.

  b) Be sure that the version uploaded is in ASCII format, not in the
     format of WordStar or any other word-processor.  Most word-processors
     give you the option to save in ASCII format, but rarely do they
     use this format automatically.  Check your documentation.  Also
     review the formats allowed if your SAVE feature as the option to
     "save as":  ASCII or ASC is usually one of the options lists.   Some
     programs say "as text" to mean the same thing. 

     To make matters easier, copy the ASCII version  to 
     your procomm directory so that you don't have to remember  
     where it is.

   You are now ready to upload file.asc [replace here and elsewhere with
   the name that you actually gave to the ascii version].  

   1) Login 
   2) At the pegasus> prompt, enter

         xmodem -rt file.asc

      That means, use the xmodem program on pegasus to "receive my text
      (-rt)" as a file to be named on pegasus 'file.asc'

      Xmodem will then tell you to use your own software to begin the 
      upload.  At this point you need to move fairly quickly so that the
      program will not time-out on you.

   3) Use the PgUp key.  That will prompt procomm to ask you what 
      protocol to use.   

   4) Choose xmodem as your protocol 

   5) Specify    file.asc    when the program asks you what file to
      upload.   

      If you have not moved file.asc to your procomm directory, you
      will need to specify the drive and directory name as well, 
      such as  C:\ws\my_mss\file.asc

   6) If all has gone well, xmodem on your procomm version will report
      to you the file transfer as it happens.  If it reports an error,
      don't be alarmed:  it will also correct the error.

   7) When done, your file.asc will be on your pegasus 
      directory.   To send it to me, you would then enter 
      mm, begin a message to me, then hit Ctrl-B (as you are told
      on the screen while writing message), and when asked for the
      name of the file to insert, specify  file.asc.   Then hit
      ESC to get back to the S> prompt.  From there, type   D   to 
      see a display and confirm that all of file.asc is included
      in your message to me.   Then type   S   to send.

To download a file from pegasus to your computer.

   Preliminary:

      Suppose you decide to download the message you are now reading
      so that you can print it with a word-processor on your own computer.
 
   A) First copy this message to a file, e.g., louie1.  To do so,
      at the R> prompt, type      copy louie1 
   B) Then leave MM and get to the pegasus> prompt.  Most of the
      rest parallels the instructions above, except that here 
      you use pegasus to send the text and procomm to receive it.

   Now you are ready to send the file from pegasus to your computer:

   1) At pegasus>, enter

         xmodem -st louie1


   2) When prompted to initiate the transfer with your own software,
      hit   

         PgDn
 
      and choose

         xmodem 

      as the protocol.  

    3) Specify 

         louie1


       as the name of the file to be received by procomm

       Again, procomm will monitor the transfer, correct errors that
       might occur because of a bad phone connection, and then 
       take you back to pegasus when done.    

       From there you can logout.  You will find your louie1 on 
       your procomm directory (or any special subdirectory that 
       procomm might have installed for downloads).  It will be in
       ascii format and you can read it with any word-processor.


I recommend doing at least three uploads and three downloads after your
first success so that you get a feel for the process.  It's like riding
a bicycle once you've actually felt the balance of it.

Enjoy the freedom these complicated routines will give you.

Louie Crew