[bit.listserv.i-amiga] Using BITFTP from a VAX/VMS/Jnet environment

FILLMORE@EMRCAN.BITNET (Bob Fillmore) (02/04/90)

Here is a procedure for all you Amiga people using BITFTP to get ZOO files
into a VAX/VMS system.  The basic problem is that RECEIVE/BINARY puts the
wrong carriage control attribute on the file.  If you then try to use ZOO
on it ZOO will complain.

To fix the carriage control attribute:

  1)  analyze/rms/fdl  xyz.zoo

  2)  ed/fdl  xyz.fdl

        You are now in the full-screen file definition languge editor.
        You want to MODIFY the RECORD attribute CARRIAGE-CONTROL
         by setting it to NONE (the menus are fairly strightforward).
        Exit from the FDL editor - a new version of xyz.fdl will be written.

  3)  convert/fdl=xyz.fdl  xyz.zoo  xyz2.zoo

  4)  kermit/zmodem/whatever  xyz2.zoo to your Amiga (binary mode)
      or use VAX/VMS ZOO.

If you have any questions just e-mail them to me.  Good luck!

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