dknight@tybalt.caltech.edu (David B. Knight) (02/29/88)
I am having some very MAJOR problems with the AWRITE command supplied with the Bridgeboard. I can't seem to copy files from the IBM side to the Amiga side unless they are only about 100 bytes long. I tried transferring a small (660 byte) file and it just created a file on the Amiga side that was "empty". I am very desperate, as I am running a Bulletin Board on the IBM side and I needo to do lots of transfers back and forth. AREAD works perfectly, and I have used it successfully to transfer files larger than 300 K bytes! Now it seems that all of the files that my users upload I can't even look at on my Amiga. I don't want to have to buy a serial card for the IBM and transfer the files using Kermit! Please help me! Dave Knight
schein@cbmvax.UUCP (Dan Schein CATS) (03/01/88)
In article <5598@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> dknight@tybalt.caltech.edu (David B. Knight) writes: >I am having some very MAJOR problems with the AWRITE command supplied with the >Bridgeboard. I can't seem to copy files from the IBM side to the Amiga side >unless they are only about 100 bytes long. I tried transferring a small (660 >byte) file and it just created a file on the Amiga side that was "empty". I >am very desperate, as I am running a Bulletin Board on the IBM side and I >needo to do lots of transfers back and forth. AREAD works perfectly, and I >have used it successfully to transfer files larger than 300 K bytes! Now it >seems that all of the files that my users upload I can't even look at on my >Amiga. I don't want to have to buy a serial card for the IBM and transfer >the files using Kermit! Please help me! > Hmm.... very strange. I have used Awrite (and Aread) many a time for files with no problems. Check the size (byte count) of your Awrite program, mine is "10560". If thats not the problem, well lets see what happens first :-) > Dave Knight -- Dan Schein uucp: {ihnp4|allegra|burdvax|rutgers}!cbmvax!schein Commodore AMIGA ARPANET: cbmvax!schein@uunet.uu.net 1200 Wilson Drive Bix: dschein Plink: Dan*CATS West Chester PA 19380 phone: (215) 431-9100 ext. 9542 +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ All spelling mistakes are a result of my efforts to avoid education :-) +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ I help Commodore by supporting the AMIGA. Commodore supports me by allowing me to form my own suggestions and comments.
bill@cbmvax.UUCP (Bill Koester CATS) (03/01/88)
In article <5598@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> dknight@tybalt.caltech.edu (David B. Knight) writes: >I am having some very MAJOR problems with the AWRITE command supplied with the >Bridgeboard. I can't seem to copy files from the IBM side to the Amiga side >unless they are only about 100 bytes long. I tried transferring a small (660 >byte) file and it just created a file on the Amiga side that was "empty". I Are you using a jlink drive? Transfers to/from floppy will work. Some hard drive configurations could give problems with the current release. BK -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Bill Koester (CATS) >>Commodore Amiga Technical Support<< Commodore International Ltd. UUCP {allegra|burdvax|rutgers|ihnp4}!cbmvax!bill PHONE (215) 431-9355 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Pleese desrigard eny spealing airors!!!!!!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel) (03/01/88)
In article <5598@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> dknight@tybalt.caltech.edu (David B. Knight) writes: >I am having some very MAJOR problems with the AWRITE command supplied with the >Bridgeboard. I can't seem to copy files from the IBM side to the Amiga side >unless they are only about 100 bytes long. I tried transferring a small (660 Are you by some chance running a JLINKed virtual disk ? If so, unlink it before you start the aread/awrite transfer. -- andy finkel {ihnp4|seismo|allegra}!cbmvax!andy Commodore-Amiga, Inc. "Never test for an error condition you don't know how to handle." Any expressed opinions are mine; but feel free to share. I disclaim all responsibilities, all shapes, all sizes, all colors.
artw@pnet01.cts.com (Art Weiss) (03/03/88)
Those AWRITE problems can be easily sloved. You mentioned that >....I can't seem to copy files from the IBM side to the Amiga side unless >they are about 100 bytes long..... I think I know just what your problem is. You need to use the /b switch in your command like this: AWRITE df1:filename.ext a:filename.ext /b You should have no problems once you use that switch. I had the same problem in the beginning until I discovered that. ...Art