fang@dukempd.phy.duke.edu (Fang Zhong) (12/28/88)
What file type is "ASSEMBLER.HQX.4.Z"? When there is a "Z" at the end, should I use Binary or Ascii to ftp the file? Then what should I use to convert on Mac (Binhex 4.0 or 5.0)? Thanks for any advice.
think@ut-emx.UUCP (S MOON) (12/28/88)
In article <764@dukempd.phy.duke.edu>, fang@dukempd.phy.duke.edu (Fang Zhong) writes: > > What file type is "ASSEMBLER.HQX.4.Z"? It is a compressed file by using UNIX compress command. > When there is a "Z" at the end, > should I use Binary or Ascii to ftp the file? Use Binary type. After FTPing, use decompress command to convert it to ordinary file and download the file. > Then what should I use to > convert on Mac (Binhex 4.0 or 5.0)? Either will do. > Thanks for any advice. If you want more information see FTP site rascal.ics.utexas.edu SJ MOON
ephraim@think.COM (Ephraim Vishniac) (12/28/88)
In article <764@dukempd.phy.duke.edu> fang@dukempd.phy.duke.edu (Fang Zhong) writes: > What file type is "ASSEMBLER.HQX.4.Z"? When there is a "Z" at the end, >should I use Binary or Ascii to ftp the file? Then what should I use to >convert on Mac (Binhex 4.0 or 5.0)? A terminal "Z" on a Unix file usually means that the file has been compressed with the Unix utility "compress." The result is a binary file, so you should use binary ftp to retrieve it. Then, use uncompress to recreate the ASCII BinHex file. Transfer this to your Mac, and decode it with BinHex 4.0, BinHex 5.0 (which supports all earlier formats) or a recent version of StuffIt (which supports HQX format). For more information about compress, try "man compress" on your Unix system. Ephraim Vishniac ephraim@think.com Thinking Machines Corporation / 245 First Street / Cambridge, MA 02142-1214 "He shook his head to clear a momentary system error."