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From: myers@hpldola.HP.COM (Dan Myers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: BinHex/Stuffit question
Message-ID: <11990003@hpldola.HP.COM>
Date: 10 Nov 89 17:41:04 GMT
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First of all, thanks to all who responded, though I had hoped the replies
would go to the net so others might benefit...

I didn't promise a summary, but will do so anyway.

The basic reply I received was
	"Get StuffIt 1.5 or greater..."

	Take the file(s) from the net and edit them, removing everything
	above the line "(This file must be converted..." and any
	extraneous material below the last line of BinHex format data.
	(BinHex will end with a ":" on the last line)

	If a file has been split, rejoin them on the un*x side before 
	downloading to the Mac,  something on the order of
	% cat splitFile*.hqx > joined.hqx

	Transfer the file from un*x to the Mac using (choose your favorite
	transfer utility -- I use Binary XModem).

	Boot StuffIt, and choose the "Decode binhex" option, then select
	the decoded files and select the "Archive->Extract" button.

	Magic!  The APPL/WDEF/CDEV/whatever file is now sitting on the
	desktop as a regular macintosh icon.  Go for it!

If the version of StuffIt is prior to 1.5, the step for decoding BinHex
is:	Boot BinHex, decode the file(s), then boot StuffIt and de-archive
	the resulting SIT! files...


Again, thanks for the responses.

Dan