dbuchtal@math.lsa.umich.edu (Dave Buchthal) (01/29/91)
Using version V4.846 of VLT and 1.5 of XPRKermit, I uploaded files to the Sun, with the Sun in "Remote is server" mode. When the files got there, they were all named "VD0:xxxx" as VD0: was the directory I uploaded them from. This was more an annoyance than anything else. Is this a problem with XPRKermit, or how VLT uses XPRKermit? Or do I need to have "Convert filenames" turned on for these transfers? (I thought that just handled case changes.) David M. Buchthal
swalton@solaria.csun.edu (Stephen Walton) (01/30/91)
In article <1991Jan29.052143.5069@math.lsa.umich.edu>, dbuchtal@math (Dave Buchthal) writes: >Using version V4.846 of VLT and 1.5 of XPRKermit, I uploaded >files to the Sun, with the Sun in "Remote is server" mode. >When the files got there, they were all named "VD0:xxxx" .. This is, unfortunately, expected. The "Convert Filename" switch does much more than lower-case the name: it actually strips off all leading path information and reduces the name to a least-common denominator form, in accord with standard Kermit procedure. With "Convert Filename" off, the literal Amiga filename is sent to the receiving system. I'm open to easy-to-implement suggestions for improving this. If you use the Change Directory command (right-amiga-D) of VLT before sending, this won't happen. Steve Walton, XPR Kermit co-author and maintainer