How To: Downloading the W2 File to Your Computer (10-60-21)

Overview

This selection is used to download the Magnetic Media W2 file to your computer. The Magnetic Media W2 file is created through the Prepare File (10-60-20) selection.

Special Notes

  • This selection is run at the end of the Prepare File process if you enter “Y” at the ‘Download Magnetic Media File to PC Now?’ prompt.
  • The message, ‘Must Prepare W2 Magnetic Media File First,’ displays when this selection is run before the Magnetic Media File has been created through the Prepare File selection (10-60-20).

Step-by-Step

  1. At the ‘Enter PC File Name’ prompt, enter the full download path for the file. If you enter an invalid path, the file is not downloaded.
    IMPORTANT: The path entered at this prompt includes the hard drive name, folder path and filename. For example, if you are saving a file named ‘w2_2011.dat’ to your ‘C’ drive in a folder named ‘w2_download’, you would enter “C:\w2_download\w2_2011.dat” at this prompt.

  1. Press Enter and the file is downloaded to your computer.
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