Manual download

When you select choice 3 Manual under Download methods on the ISPF Client/Server Component Download panel, you are choosing to use your own preferred download method. ISPF displays a panel of instructions necessary for you to do this, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. Client/Server Component Download Panel (ISPWSD05)

   ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
 ─ │ ISPWSD05       Client/Server Component Download                 │ ────────
 I │                                                                 │
   │ In order to install the ISPF Client/Server Component            │
 1 │ workstation code you will need to download (Binary) from the    │
 2 │ MVS data set where the ISPF Client/Server Component install     │  set
   │ executable resides to a directory on your workstation.          │
   │ Complete the install by running the install program on your     │
   │ workstation. The program is a self extracting executable and    │
   │ will result in files being generated on your workstation.       │
   │                                                                 │
   │                                                                 │
   │                                                                 │
   │ Copy member . : ISPGUINX                                        │
   │                                                                 │
   │ From data set : 'ISP.SISPGUI'                                   │
   │                                                                 │
   │ To file . . . : ispfinst.exe                                    │
   │                                                                 │
   │                                                                 │
   │ Command ===>                                                    │
 O │  F1=Help         F2=Split        F3=Exit         F7=Backward    │
   │  F8=Forward      F9=Swap        F12=Cancel                      │ wap
 F └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

The non-editable fields on this panel are:

Copy member: The name of the data set member that contains the appropriate installation executable for the selected workstation type.
From data set: The name of the MVS™ data set in which the installation members reside.
To file: The name of the file to be created on the selected workstation type.