Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!munnari.oz.au!manuel!coombs!cjp310 From: cjp310@coombs.anu.edu.au (Chris @ SSDA ...) Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal Subject: Re: GARBO.UWASA.FI Message-ID: Date: 19 Mar 91 04:40:11 GMT References: <12011@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu> Sender: news@newshost.anu.edu.au Organization: Computer Services Centre, Australian National University Lines: 28 baumgard@uhunix1.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Jon Baumgardner) writes: >I have tried unsuccessfully for weeks to get files from an FTP Anonymous site >about Turbo Pascal. I spent all morning today downloading files from >Garbo.uwasa.fi (128.214.12.37). I got nktools.zip, pas-tool.zip, unit.zip >and five others. However, when I downloaded the files to my pc, and trid >PKUNZIP.exe on them, they were corrupted. I noticed the file size increased >when I transfered the files to the pc. Then I tried to run PKUNZIP and >the message should happy faces that it could not recognize. So, I ran >PKfixfile and REZIP and still had problems. Any suggestions? Yes, all file transferes should be in binary mode. this includes both ftp (use binary, or tenex) and in kermit on your sun somethink like (set file type binary) >Note: I first download from ftp site to the SUN unix environment then use >Kermit to go to the PC. Best of Luck. Chris Patterson -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Chris Patterson | Ph: +61 6 2492185 Social Science Data Archives | AARNet: Chris@coombs.anu.edu.oz Australian National University | "I wonder what happens if I ..."