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From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
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Subject: Re: Two inquiries : Object file transfer, and Cross "C" development.
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Date: Tue, 10-Dec-85 11:45:24 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 10 11:45:24 1985
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In article <530@philabs.UUCP> brb@philabs.UUCP (Brian Bertan) writes:
>
>I wish to transfer object files from an IBM-PC to a VAX.  I will discuss the
>motivation shortly, but first a question:
>
>  How can I reliably transfer MS-DOS object files to a VAX?
>
>I have attempted the transfer through KERMIT Ver2.28.  The file transfer was 
>successful, but when I transferred the object file back to the PC, I found
>a comparison between the original and the transferred files failed.  The
>files were of different length.

You might check that the Kermit was using "binary" file transfer with a
"set file type binary".

Although Kermit will reliably transfer files, you will find that the YMODEM
protocol supported by the rb and sb programs recently posted to the net is
much more efficient.

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