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From: jgreco@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Joe Greco)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Kermit 2.2 messup
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Date: 3 Mar 89 06:10:36 GMT
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In comp.sys.cbm article <46400027@uxf.cso.uiuc.edu>, djn1537@uxf.cso.uiuc.edu wrote:
]
]	I recently received a uucoded copy of Kermit 2.2 in my mail box.
]I beleive that I uudecoded correctly and downloaded (binary) it correctly
]with kermit 2.0.  This part was all nice and niffy, but the kermit 2.0 put
]it as a sequential file; so I had to sector edit it to change it to a
]program.  
]	Now it was ready to load.  I took a deep breath and loaded it in C64
]mode.  It loaded fine, but when I typed the magical word RUN, it spit out
]a SYNTAX ERROR message.  When I listed the program it , it said :
]
]10 [green color] (2064)

Well.... let's see.  First off, I believe [green color] is somehow
related to the "^" symbol, in control mode.... meaning a code less
than 32.  Now I seem to recall that the token for SYS is also related
to the "^" symbol.... with bit 7 set.  Sounds like something got
translated (read boo-boo) that shouldn't have.

Since Kermit 2.0 saved it as a SEQ, I would hazard a guess that it got
ASCII translated.  :-)

Two solutions, neither of which I am sure will work.

(1) Try chmod'ing the file to an executable on the sending side first.
I seem to recall that Kermit pays some attention to that privilege
flag when deciding on translation.

(2) Read the Kermit docs and figure out the set command to force a
transparent transfer. (you might try the command 'set file-type
binary').

More problems?  Send mail....

Joe
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