Xref: utzoo comp.unix.wizards:9096 comp.unix.questions:7394 Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!bellcore!rutgers!mit-eddie!husc6!bbn!uwmcsd1!marque!uunet!swlabs!csd-v!bak From: bak@csd-v.UUCP (Bruce) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Kermit Unix-pc file transfers Keywords: NCR, Tower Message-ID: <195@csd-v.UUCP> Date: 4 Jun 88 17:10:19 GMT References: <697@cstowe.csoft.co.nz> <7086@watdragon.waterloo.edu> <132@limbic.UUCP> Reply-To: bak@csd-v.UUCP (Bruce) Organization: Computer Systems Design, Sandy Hook, Ct. Lines: 30 In article <132@limbic.UUCP> gil@limbic.UUCP (Gil Kloepfer Jr.) writes: >In article <7086@watdragon.waterloo.edu> sekoppenhoef@dahlia.waterloo.edu (Shawn E Koppenhoefer) writes: >|>I am having enormous difficulty trying to transfer a file to and from >|>the Unix mainframe and my external pc computer. I've logged in through >|>IT WON'T DO IT!! > >I have had some problems using C-Kermit on my UNIX-pc transfering files from >it to a VAX (running VMS). > >I found that the parity was set inconsistently on the two machines (this is >the SET PARITY {ODD EVEN NONE MARK SPACE} command). When both machines were >set identically, kermit worked just peachy. Also make sure that both machines have been set for binary transfer if that is the kind of file that you are using. And finally make sure that the file name is of a valid format for both systems. E.g. filename.abc;13 is not a valid unix file name ( too long ). Otherwise use converted filenames (i.e. names are converted to a format acceptable by MS-DOS which is valid for both VMS and UNIX). The commands: C-kermit>set file binary and C-kermit>set file names [converted | literal] work on my version of kermit. Happy hunting. -- Bruce Kern | uunet!swlabs!csd-v!bak Computer Systems Design | 1-203-270-0399 29 High Rock Rd., Sandy Hook, Ct. 06482 | This space for rent.