Jack_Wahoo_Pettrey@cup.portal.com (12/19/90)
I've been trying to get Zmodem to work as an external protocall with Procomm Plus and am failing miserably. I dl'ed the appropriate kit... containing DSZ.COM and assorted batch files. Can't get dsz to recognize the signal carrier when I try to download with it though. To make things all the more frustrating, I CAN get it to work when I use it directly as a terminal program and file transfer protocall. Can't believe how fast it is! And the feature of being able to pick up where you left off when you drop the carrier 250K of the way into downloading a 260K file really appeals to me. To help diagnose the problem, the downloading bat file I use basically says the following (named ZMODEMD.BAT): dsz rz -r That's precisely what the docs say to do, but I'm stuck for some reason. I'm using Com port 1 (IRQ4) and have even SET the environment to com 1 by typing SET DSZPORT=1. (I know this shouldn't be required if I have the term program set up that way, but I'm desperate and trying anything.) Any PCP users out there that can spot the obvious flaw in my efforts? Help of any kind would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Jack Pettrey Severna Park, Md.
caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX) (12/20/90)
In article <37057@cup.portal.com> Jack_Wahoo_Pettrey@cup.portal.com writes:
-I've been trying to get Zmodem to work as an external protocall with
-Procomm Plus and am failing miserably. I dl'ed the appropriate kit...
-containing DSZ.COM and assorted batch files. Can't get dsz to recognize
-the signal carrier when I try to download with it though. To make things
-all the more frustrating, I CAN get it to work when I use it directly as
-a terminal program and file transfer protocall. Can't believe how fast
-it is! And the feature of being able to pick up where you left off when
-you drop the carrier 250K of the way into downloading a 260K file really
-appeals to me.
The standard procedure given in DSZ.DOC for operating DSZ standalone
disables DSZ's carrier check (so you can tell the modem to dial out).
If DSZ is on the correct port and still reports "No Carrier Detect",
chances are the carrier detect pin on your cable is broken or missing.
Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX ...!tektronix!reed!omen!caf
Author of YMODEM, ZMODEM, Professional-YAM, ZCOMM, and DSZ
Omen Technology Inc "The High Reliability Software"
17505-V NW Sauvie IS RD Portland OR 97231 503-621-3406
TeleGodzilla:621-3746 FAX:621-3735 CIS:70007,2304 Genie:CAFrichardh@pro-graphics.cts.com (Richard Heldmann) (12/29/90)
In-Reply-To: message from Jack_Wahoo_Pettrey@cup.portal.com The zmodem transfer may be aborting because both ends are not implementing crash recovery. Try modifying the batch file and remove the "-r". Hope this is correct.w3