Send file ([File] menu)

Sends a file to the host.

Selecting this menu brings up the "Send file" dialog.
If you select this menu while holding down the CTRL key, it skips the "Send File" dialogand proceed to file selection.
In that case, the same sending options as before will be used.

This behavior can be changed in the configuration file. See "Skip Send file dialog" for details.

"Send file" dialog box

File Name

Enter or select a filename to be sent.
By dropping a file into dialog, You can also enter file name.

File reading method

How to read file to be sent.

Bulk read

• Entire file is read into memory before sending.
• When file is large, it may not be readable.
• Transmission processing is faster than sequential reading..
• Delay setting can be used to adjust transmission speed.
• Encoding of text files is automatically detected.
• This method is implemented in Tera Term 5.

Sequential read

• Reads 1 byte at a time from a file, and sends it.
• Large file can be sent without consuming memory.
• Send in bulk(8Ki byte) under specific conditions (High Speed File Transfer on Serial Connection).
• Text files are read as ACP and encoding is not automatically detected.
• UTF-8 files cannot be handled correctly.
• Delay settings are not available.
• This sending method is same as that of Tera Term 4.

Binary

If you select this option, received characters are sent without any modifications. Otherwise, new-line codes are converted and control characters (except TAB, LF and CR) are stripped out.

Delay setting

Delay settings are available when bulk read.

delay type

no delay

Without delay processing

per character

Delay processing for each character

per line

Delay processing for each line.

per sendsize

Delay processing for each specified transmission size.

send size

Send size (valid when delay type is "per sendsize")

delay time(ms)

Delay time (valid when delay type is not "no delay")

"Sending file" dialog box

Close

The Close button quits sending.

Pause/Start

The Pause button pauses sending. The Start button restarts sending. These buttons function as toggles.

Drop of transmitted data

When sending data at a high bit rate over the serial port, transmitted data may be dropped.
This may be caused by insufficient performance of the connected device.
Refer to the Solution section.