[comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc] Binary/ASCII conversion

csw76@seq1.keele.ac.uk (J.C. Kohler) (02/02/91)

In article <CMM.0.90.2.665255161.wthomps@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> wthomps@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (William R Thompson) writes:
>>
>>I am a new computer user with an IBM compat at home and wish to transfer a
>>binary file to ASCII.  Is there a way to do this?  Any help would be greatly
>>appreciated.  Thanx in advance...

>There is usually no practical application for the conversion you desire.
>Binary files are usually executable program instructions and ASCII files
>are usually readable text.
>Please tell us exactly what the binary file IS and why you think you
>want to convert it to ASCII, then maybe someone can offer some practical
>advice.

Maybe he wants to transfer this file to ascii so he can transfer it to a
mainframe, or any other computer using only 7 bits. In that case the
best solution would be to use uuencode and uudecode. These files are
available for the pc on many different ftp sites. If you ca't ftp, i'll
mail them to you.

Christian

[J.] Christian Kohler
Keele university, United Kingdom
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