swarren@eugene.uucp (Steve Warren) (09/17/89)
Well, this is the first time I've tried this, so I don't even
know if it can be done, but maybe someone can help me.
I have my 1000 up here at work hooked up to my 9600 baud
serial port that my VT100 terminal is normally hooked up
to. I am running Access! from Fred Fish #98.
I have some binary files for the Amiga on disk on the UNIX
system (4.3) that I am logged into. I want to download them
using Access!.
For ASCII files I have been typing "cat foo" (no <ret> yet),
then selecting the "capture" function in Access!, then hitting
the <ret>. When it stops echoing to the screen I select
the capture gadget again to end the capture.
This process doesn't seem to work for binary files. The file
echoes up to a point and then appears to hang. If I select
capture at this point to end the capture, Access! hangs with
all menu items ghosted and begins echoing "Timeout..." repeatedly.
If anyone knows a better way to do this (like maybe there is
a UNIX function I don't know about to facilitate the transfer?),
then please let me know via email. It will really make a BIG
difference in time if I can bring the files across as binaries.
Thanks,
--Steve
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{uunet,sun}!convex!swarren; swarren@convex.COMstevel@ccoroadd.caltech.edu (Steven J. Ludtke) (09/17/89)
You're absolutely correct, the "capture" option is for text file captures ONLY. There are several ways to transfer binaries. You can use uuencode on the unix machine to convert your binaries to text, transfer it as you have been doing, then uudecode it on the amiga end. (uudecode is available for the amiga from several sources). This is also not the preferred method for binary transfers. What you really should do is get a copy of kermit or xmodem for your unix machine. C source is available for both of these programs all over (comp.sources.unix archives for one). Then you can use the kermit or xmodem options in your terminal program. happy downloading. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- stevel@tybalt.caltech.edu Steve Ludtke stevel@citiago.bitnet 1-54,Caltech 72335,1537 (Compuserve) Pasadena, CA 91126 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------