AWCTTYPA@UIAMVS.BITNET ("David A. Lyons") (01/11/89)
>Date: Mon, 9 Jan 89 08:46:03 GMT >From: "Bugs.BNY" <ssbell!mcmi!hdr!unocss!jw009@UUNET.UU.NET> >Subject: Re: Data transfer >Alternatively, if you have DaveX (plug, plug), you can do this: > > bigfile;type filename=;del filename= >Which is a whole lot simpler. (Beware, though, if there are Ctrl-A >characters in there anywhere. Regrettably, DaveX discards them >without warning. From "help type": ---------- type -- display plain text file or AppleWorks (AWP) file syntax: type <pathname> [-h] [-f] [-u] [-l] [-p] ex: type this type ?:txt -h como that;type this -l Types contents of a file (any type, not just TXT). Wildcards are allowed. -h generates a headergiving the date/time the file was last modified. -f DISABLES filtering of control characters; normally they are filtered out. [there's more] ---------- It's not just Control A's that are filtered out by 'type' (everything except Return [Ctrl-M] is filtered); on the other hand, I do _not_ guarantee that you can do an exact file concatenation by using 'como' ('>') to redirect the output of 'type'. There may be an extra Return appended at the beginning or end, and Linefeeds may still be tampered with, even if you use '-f'. I haven't checked on the exact behavior of type in these cases because that's not what it was designed for; there are 'split' and 'combine' commands (written and contributed by Jeff Ding) that were designed to do this stuff nicely. >That doesn't detract from the overall utility of DaveX, of course, >and it ranks right up there with ProSEL as a required item, but just >so you know. [Sorry, Mr. Lyons.]) No apologies necessary! (Except, _possibly_, for using Davex without registering it...your message seems to be intentionally anonymous, and I can't find any names in my database resembling what appear to be your initials ("jw") from your email address.) --David A. Lyons bitnet: awcttypa@uiamvs DAL Systems CompuServe: 72177,3233 P.O. Box 287 GEnie mail: D.LYONS2 North Liberty, IA 52317 AppleLinkPE: Dave Lyons