ssdesai@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Sunil S. Desai) (03/13/89)
I am having problems using FTPed files on my PC. I open FTP connection,
login, type BINARY and then get the file.
For example I got THUMPER.GIF file. Received 2,432 bytes. Used Kermit to
download the file to my PC. The size is now 2,438 bytes (!). When I use
VGIF v3.6 to view the file I get few horizontal lines showing Thumper.
And then the pc freezes. When I hit ESCAPE, I get a two line error message:
BAD CODE IN FILE
FILE ERROR
I am also having problems with ARC files. I FTPed ZIP121.ARC file. When I
used PKXARC v3.5 to extract, I got a message "ZIP121.ARC IS NOT AN ARCHIVE".
With some other ARC files, I have received error message "AN ENTRY IN xxx.ARC
HAS A BAD HEADER. xxx BYTES SKIPPED". And the resulting extracted file is
garbage.
Anyone has any idea on what I am doing wrong?
Please E-Mail your replies.
Thanks in advance.
Sunil ssdesai@elbereth.rutgers.edu
~~~~~wnp@killer.Dallas.TX.US (Wolf Paul) (03/14/89)
In article <Mar.13.10.31.06.1989.20495@elbereth.rutgers.edu> ssdesai@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Sunil S. Desai) writes: >I am having problems using FTPed files on my PC. I open FTP connection, >login, type BINARY and then get the file. I believe it depends on what system you are ftp'ing file from. If you are getting binary files (i.e. *.arc, *.zoo, *.Z, etc.) from SIMTEL20, you are supposed to use TENEX mode, not BINARY mode. The symptoms you are describing (not quoted) are consistent with that sort of error. -- Wolf N. Paul * 3387 Sam Rayburn Run * Carrollton TX 75007 * (214) 306-9101 UUCP: killer!wnp ESL: 62832882 DOMAIN: wnp@killer.dallas.tx.us TLX: 910-380-0585 EES PLANO UD
wnr@otter.hpl.hp.com (Nigel Rea) (03/14/89)
Hi there,
If you are downloading the files from simtel 20, then the data type
is not binary - use "tenex" instead. Simtel20 uses a strange machine with 36
bit words.
Have fun
......Nigelmanager@a.coe.wvu.wvnet.edu (Cris Fuhrman, Systems Manager) (03/16/89)
In article <7531@killer.Dallas.TX.US>, wnp@killer.Dallas.TX.US (Wolf Paul) writes: > In article <Mar.13.10.31.06.1989.20495@elbereth.rutgers.edu> ssdesai@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Sunil S. Desai) writes: >>I am having problems using FTPed files on my PC. I open FTP connection, >>login, type BINARY and then get the file. > > I believe it depends on what system you are ftp'ing file from. If you are > getting binary files (i.e. *.arc, *.zoo, *.Z, etc.) from SIMTEL20, > you are supposed to use TENEX mode, not BINARY mode. > > The symptoms you are describing (not quoted) are consistent with that > sort of error. > -- Also, there is sometimes a subtle distiction between FIXED and BINARY for file types in KERMIT. For example, if you're downloading your binary files from a VMS system using Kermit, it's better to have the file type set to FIXED rather than BINARY. FIXED implies 512-byte fixed length records which is how some FTP programs write TENEX or BINARY files. I've successfully downloaded SIMTEL20 .arc files from VMS, UNIX (BSD & SYSV), as well as a VM machine. If you need help, you can contact me directly for more info. -Cris -- /''''--''''''''''''''''. Cris Fuhrman, Systems Manager''''''''''''''/ / / \ . WVU College of Engineering / < | __ o . Morgantown WV 26506-6101 < \ | ) | | /\ . internet: manager@a.coe.wvu.wvnet.edu \ \...\___/...|_/|_/__).....bitnet:....manager%wvucoe@wvnvms...........\ Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.