transfering zip files

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How can we to transfer zip files through Accuterm?

Using FT, FTS the file is corrupt, I believe thath because the conversions (char(254), etc.)

Thank's. 

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atsantana Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: July 02 2007 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 39	Post Options Post Reply Quote atsantana Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: transfering zip files Posted: July 02 2007 at 2:57am
	Hi. How can we to transfer zip files through Accuterm? Using FT, FTS the file is corrupt, I believe thath because the conversions (char(254), etc.) Thank's.

PSchellenbach Members Profile Find Members Posts Admin Group Moderator Joined: December 15 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2150	Post Options Post Reply Quote PSchellenbach Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 02 2007 at 10:04am
	Hi - There are two possible reasons for binary data corruption using FT & FTS. First, make sure you have selected binary mode, instead of the default text mode. In text mode, attribute mark characters (CHAR(254)) are converted to/from CR/LF. This conversion does not occur in binary mode. Second, and the more likely cause, is many implementations of MultiValue BASIC and the MV file system are not binary clean. D3 (and all other true Pick variants) use CHAR(255) as a string delimiter, and as such, you cannot store a CHAR(255) in a string or in an item in a file. I think UniData has a similar restriction with CHAR(0). There is no way that I know to handle binary files in these systems. As far as I know, Universe, jBase and QM are binary clean, at least in BASIC. In Universe however, you cannot read/write the items from a type 1 or type 19 file, because of attribute mark to CR/LF translation during the file read/write. In QM, use the MARK.MAPPING OFF statement to disable the translation. There is probably a solution in jBase as well, but I am not familiar with it. Thanks, Pete

atsantana Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: July 02 2007 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 39	Post Options Post Reply Quote atsantana Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 02 2007 at 11:25pm
	Hi Pete. Thank's by the answer. I work with D3 / Pick, and the binary mode was selected before the transfer, however the file is corrupted too. I trying transfer a file in a linux server, through a Q-pointer. To solve the problem, I used the idea posted in the forum http://www.asent.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1014, and I think this mode will need be continued. Thank's.