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From: myb100@csc.anu.oz
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: MatLab (problems unpacking)
Message-ID: <1876.2620b841@csc.anu.oz>
Date: 9 Apr 90 16:28:49 GMT
References: <1694@ndmath.UUCP> <11203@wpi.wpi.edu>
Organization: Computer Services, Australian National University
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In article <11203@wpi.wpi.edu>, jdutka@wpi.wpi.edu (John Dutka) writes:
> In article <1694@ndmath.UUCP> deh@ndmath.UUCP (David Hurtubise) writes:
>>     I put together the 17 files for MatLab which came in comp.sys.amiga.
>>binaries this last weekend without any problem and created a zoo file.
>>However, when I try to unzoo the file it gets stuck on PLOT.SUB.  Has anyone
>>else had this problem, and is there a fix?
> 
> I had the same problem.  The culprit is a corrupt ZOO file.  I know the work
> load for the moderator is amazing, but I wish it was checked before posting so
> I could have avoided the hassle of assembling a 17-part archive, downloading
> it, and finding out it was bad in the 1st place.  Oh, well.  Enough steam let
> off for now.
> -- 

A small suggestion, which may save you/tad some scalding: I've found a few
times that there is an extra and/or missing LF in one of the files. It
manifests itself as a line which is longer/shorter than the usual 60, i.e.

M.........  [...]         ........
M.........  [...]         ........
M.........  [...]         ........M....
....   [...]    ......
M.........  [...]         ........

etc.

It's quite easy to spot if you just scroll the file on your screen, which is 
how I transfer the files from the network to my machine (ascii capture).

The symptoms of this problem are: No problems uudecoding (since the length is
right) but a corrupt zoo file at one point in the archive. Sounds like
this is what you have. 

Note that this is a function of the path to your site. I've had corrupt files
while others haven't, and vice-versa, as in this case: I had no problems
with matlab.

This has come up before; a Frequently Asked Question perhaps ?
 
BTW Compliments to Tad for a great job. Keep it up !

> | jdutka@wpi.bitnet    |     -Mechanical Engineers On The Prowl              |
> | John Dutka  _________|_____________________________________________________|


Markus Buchhorn
Mt Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Canberra, Australia
markus@mso.anu.oz.au