/TRANSFER_MODE=option Specifies the I/O method to be used in the transfer. This qualifier is useful for all file formats. You can specify any one of the following options: Option Function AUTOMATIC Allows the EXCHANGE/NETWORK command to determine the appropriate transfer mode. This is the default transfer mode. BLOCK Opens both the input and output files for block I/O and transfers the files block by block. CONVERT[=option[,...]]Reads records from the input file, packs them into blocks, and writes them to the output file in block mode. The options listed in the following table determine what additional information is inserted during the transfer. RECORD Opens both the input and output files for record I/O and transfers the files record by record. The target system must support record operations, and the input file must be record oriented. The following four options are available with the CONVERT transfer mode to control the insertion of special characters in the records: Option Function CARRIAGE_CONTROL Any carriage control information in the input file is interpreted, expanded into actual characters, and included with each record. COUNTED The length of each record, in bytes, is included at the beginning of the record. The length includes all FIXED_CONTROL, CARRIAGE_CONTROL, and RECORD_SEPARATOR information in each record. FIXED_CONTROL All variable length with fixed control record (VFC) information is written to the output file as part of the data. This information follows the record length information, if the COUNTED option was specified. RECORD_SEPARATOR= A 1- or 2-byte record separator is inserted separator between each record. Record separator characters are the last characters in the record. The three choices for separator characters are as follows: o CR: Specifies carriage return only. o LF: Specifies line feed only. o CRLF: Specifies carriage return and line feed.