### Using the FtpUserName and FtpPassWord Entry

To increase the speed of file transfers from a remote I-DEAS host, PC-DMIS will attempt to use File Transfer Protocol (FTP). If an FTP server is not available on the I-DEAS host, a slower method of transferring the files through the communication protocol will be used. This slower method is about ten times slower than using FTP.

To ensure that PC-DMIS can transfer files via FTP to the I-DEAS host successfully, there are several items that must be checked:

- An FTP server must be running on the I-DEAS host. You can check that an FTP server is running by using a Command Prompt window to FTP to the host.

- Using FTP, reading a file from the I-DEAS scratch directory must be possible. Again, you can check this by using FTP from a Command Prompt window and try to read a file from the I-DEAS scratch directory.

Here are the steps to determine the I-DEAS scratch directory:

1. From the I-DEAS session on the remote host, type the following command in the I-DEAS prompt window:

/ MA IDM

2. After entering the above command, information should be displayed in the I-DEAS list window. Near the bottom of the list window, you should see something similar to this:

DataMgmt.ScratchDirectory:

(null) -> e:\users\Dragon\

The text to the right of -> is the directory from which FTP must be able to read files. In this example, the scratch directory is e:\users\Dragon\.

By default, PC-DMIS will attempt an anonymous FTP login to the I-DEAS host. If an anonymous user cannot read files from the I-DEAS scratch directory, you can use the FtpUserName and FtpPassWord to specify which user and password to use for FTP login. Remember that the values are case sensitive.

These character string values are located in the [Ideas] section of the Settings Editor. See "Setting Advanced Registry Options: Introduction" for information on changing Settings Editor values.