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From: prf@cit5.cit.oz (Paul Freeman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Using BinHex to un-Binhex files downloaded from comp.binaries.mac
Keywords: BinHex, un-BinHexing
Message-ID: <2422@cit5.cit.oz>
Date: 6 Apr 89 08:06:35 GMT
Organization: Chisholm Institute of Technology, Melb, Australia
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Could someone please indicate how to convert BinHex files back to their 
original un-BinHexed form.  I have downloaded from comp.binaries.mac
a number of programs and then tried unsuccessfully to unBinHex them
using BinHex 4.0.  The procedure I am using is as below.  The files have
been downloaded to a Mac using Kermit 0.8(34), text mode, data fork.

1.	Remove characters from the beginning of the file upto but
	not including :
2.	Remove any text at the end of the file, such as --end of part one-
	but leave : at the end of the last part of the file
3.	Where a program consists of more than one part, combine these.
4.	Use BinHex 4.0, Upload-->application, TEXT filter on
5.	Use Fedit to change the file type to INIT, APPL or whatever is
	appropriate.

When I tried this with MacSnoop1.4.4.1, it didn't work.  The program appeared
 in the folder with an icon, but when it was launched, an error message along
 the lines of "application is busy or damaged" appeared.  What is happening?

I haven't used BinHex before so I would appreciate any advice.

Please email me or post to comp.sys.mac, comp.binaries.mac or aus.mac.

Thanks in advance,
Paul Freeman
Centre for Stream Ecology
Chisholm Institute of Technology
P.O. Box 197
Caulfield East 3145 Victoria
Australia
EMAIL:	munnari!cit5.cit.oz.au!prf@uunet.uu.net (I think this is correct)

Could someone please indicate how to convert BinHex files back to their 
original un-BinHexed form.  I have downloaded from comp.binaries.mac
a number of programs and then tried unsuccessfully to unBinHex them
using BinHex 4.0.  The procedure I am using is as below.

1.	Remove characters from the beginning of the file upto but
	not including :
2.	Remove any text at the end of the file, such as --end of part one-
	but leave : at the end of the last part of the file
3.	Where a program consists of more than one part, combine these.
4.	Use BinHex 4.0, Upload-->application, TEXT filter on
5.	Use Fedit to change the file type to INIT, APPL or whatever is
	appropriate.

When I tried this with MacSnoop1.4.4.1, it didn't work.  The program appeared
 in the folder with an icon, but when it was launched, an error message along
 the lines of "application is busy or damaged".  What is happening.

I haven't used BinHex before so I would appreciate any advice.

Please email me or post to comp.sys.mac, comp.binaries.mac or aus.mac.

Thanks in advance,
Paul Freeman
Centre for Stream Ecology
Chisholm Institute of Technology
P.O. Box 197
Caulfield East 3145 Victoria
Australia
EMAIL:	munnari!cit5.cit.oz.au!prf@uunet.uu.net (I think this is correct)