Upload File

Associated with: DNP3 master outstations

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Use the Upload File pick action to upload any file from a Slave outstation to its master. You can use the pick action whenever the master is in communication with the Slave.

Select the Upload File pick action to display the Upload File window. The content of the window varies, depending on the File Transfer Variation supported by the outstation (see Specify Which File Transfer Routines an Outstation Supports).

Where an outstation supports the Revised g70 Variations of File Transfer routines, the Upload File window includes these fields:

• Source Filename—Use to specify the full path and name of the file that Geo SCADA Expert is to upload from the outstation.
• Destination Filename—Use to specify the file to which Geo SCADA Expert is to write on either the current main Geo SCADA Expert server, or a remote server.

  If the file is on the main server, include the full path on that server, for example:
  C:\<directory>\file1.txt

  If the file is on a remote server, you need to:

  • Specify the UNC path to the file—for example,
    \\<server name>\<share name>\<directory>\file1.txt
  • Provide Geo SCADA Expert with the necessary Create/Write access permissions for the file on the remote server.

Where an outstation supports the Legacy g70v1 File Transfer variation, the Upload File window includes a single Filename field. Use the field to enter the name of the file that you want to upload, and then select the OK button to perform the upload.

The location to which the file is uploaded is specified as part of the Geo SCADA Expert Server Configuration (see Define the DNP3 Master File Transfer Parameters). The file will be uploaded to that location on whichever Geo SCADA Expert server is currently the main server.

The DNP3 outstation may impose file name restrictions on the files that it holds. See the outstation documentation regarding such restrictions.