Package a Set of Files for Internet Transmission

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Package a Set of Files for Internet Transmission

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Concept

Procedure

Quick Reference

To create a transmittal package that is a self-extracting executable or ZIP file

1. Click Output tabSend paneleTransmit. At the command prompt, enter etransmit.
2. In the Create Transmittal dialog box, Files Tree or Files Table tab, click Add File.
3. (Optional) In the Add File to Transmittal dialog box, locate and select the files that you want to include. Click Open. Repeat this step for additional folder locations, if necessary.
4. In the Create Transmittal dialog box, in the tree or table of files, click to clear the check marks beside any files that you do not want to include. On the Files Tree tab, you can click any drawing file node to expand it and display its dependent files.
5. Click Transmittal Setups. Click Modify.
   NoteIt is recommended that you create and save several transmittal setups. Then, when you need to create a transmittal package, you can select a transmittal setup rather than following steps 5 through 11.
6. In the Modify Transmittal Setup dialog box, click the arrow to display the list under Transmittal Package Type. Select either Zip (*.zip) or Self-Extracting Executable (*.exe). Also, specify any additional transmittal options that you want to use.
7. Under Transmittal File Folder, click Browse to specify the folder where the transmittal package should be created. A standard file selection dialog box is displayed.
8. Locate the folder where you want to create the transmittal package. Click Open.
9. Click OK to close the Modify Transmittal Setup dialog box.
10. Click Close to close the Transmittal Setups dialog box.
11. (Optional) In the Create Transmittal dialog box, in the area for notes, specify any additional comments to include with the report file.
12. Click OK to create the transmittal package in the folder you specified.

 Command entry: ETRANSMIT