rae@unicus.UUCP (Clith de T'nir) (08/22/86)
The utility "xbin" converts binhexed files into binary files with the names *.rsrc, *.data and *.info. One needs to use Macterminal 1.1 file transfer format to download these files using "macput". Does there exist some other utility (or perhaps a newer version of xbin) that allows one to translate binhex format files into MacBinary format files? This would be a good thing, since MacBinary is independant of file transfer protocol and thus one could use a standard xmodem or kermit program that is already on the system, rather than having to keep macput around, which is highly Mac-specific. Just asking... -- "My surname is Li and my personal name is Kao, and there is a slight flaw in my character." Clith de T'nir {decvax,allegra,ihnp4,pyramid}!utzoo!utcs!yetti!unicus!rae
eric@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU (Eric Fielding) (08/26/86)
In article <243@unicus.UUCP> rae@unicus.UUCP (Clith de T'nir) writes: >... >one to translate binhex format files into MacBinary format files? This would >be a good thing, since MacBinary is independant of file transfer protocol >and thus one could use a standard xmodem or kermit program that is already >on the system, rather than having to keep macput around, which is highly >Mac-specific. > Just asking... >Clith de T'nir {decvax,allegra,ihnp4,pyramid}!utzoo!utcs!yetti!unicus!rae I don't know if this is peculiar to the UNIX system on this Gould, but I notice that downloads with "macput" are much faster than downloads with "kermit". I don't know enough about the protocols to know why this might be so. I often use "macput -u" to download text files because it is faster. --Eric Fielding ARPA Internet: fielding@geology.tn.cornell.edu
jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler) (08/27/86)
In article <243@unicus.UUCP> rae@unicus.UUCP (Clith de T'nir) writes: > > The utility "xbin" converts binhexed files into binary files with >the names *.rsrc, *.data and *.info. One needs to use Macterminal 1.1 >file transfer format to download these files using "macput". Does there >exist some other utility (or perhaps a newer version of xbin) that allows >one to translate binhex format files into MacBinary format files? This would >be a good thing, since MacBinary is independant of file transfer protocol >and thus one could use a standard xmodem or kermit program that is already >on the system, rather than having to keep macput around, which is highly >Mac-specific. > Just asking... >-- > "My surname is Li and my personal name is Kao, > and there is a slight flaw in my character." > >Clith de T'nir {decvax,allegra,ihnp4,pyramid}!utzoo!utcs!yetti!unicus!rae For those that missed it, apparently many, the utility Macbin converts the output of xbin to a single MacBinary format file. I wrote it, but am not terribly proud of it, it was a quick hack. I will send it to the moderator of mod.mac.sources. -- Jim Budler Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (408) 749-5806 Usenet: {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra,intelca}!amdcad!jimb Compuserve: 72415,1200 Once and for all: I like my Macintosh
yorick@kbsc.UUCP (Yorick Phoenix) (08/27/86)
Distribution: Keywords: In article <243@unicus.UUCP> rae@unicus.UUCP (Clith de T'nir) writes: > >Does there >exist some other utility (or perhaps a newer version of xbin) that allows >one to translate binhex format files into MacBinary format files? There is a program that converts the foo.{info,data,rsrc} files into a MacBinary file called foo.bin. Thus using xbin and macbin [the name of the program] in a shell script you can do what you want. As macbin is small [80 lines of C code] perhaps it might be worthwhile reposting it for those that have missed it. Yorick -- yorick@kbsc.uucp ..mcvax!ukc!hrc63!kbsc!yorick +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Yorick Phoenix (Systems Support @ The Knowledge-Based Systems Centre) | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler) (08/29/86)
In article <521@kbsc.UUCP> yorick@kbsc.UUCP (Yorick Phoenix) writes: >As macbin is small [80 lines of C code] perhaps it might be worthwhile >reposting it for those that have missed it. It has been reposted in mod.mac.sources. -- Jim Budler Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (408) 749-5806 Usenet: {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra,intelca}!amdcad!jimb Compuserve: 72415,1200 Once and for all: I like my Macintosh