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Re: Advice on data transfer -- PC to Sun [message #39532 is a reply to message #39471]

Tue, 25 May 2004 12:42

jeyadev
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In article <k-bowman-F7F5FF.15023024052004@news.tamu.edu>,
Kenneth Bowman <k-bowman@null.tamu.edu> wrote:
> In article <c8tl34$s3v$1@news.wrc.xerox.com>,
> jeyadev@wrc.xerox.bounceback.com (Surendar Jeyadev) wrote:
>
>> Not a IDL or Wave question, but this seems to be a forum where
>> others have run into this problem.
>>
>> For the first time, I have to deal with largish chunks of data
>> produced on a Windows box and written into binary files. I need
>> to move them to my Sun (Solaris 8) box. Any suggestions on what
>> would be the "best" way to do it? Just converting the PC files
>> to ASCII and moving them over is what I have in mind right now.
>> The data in intended to be analysed (on the Sun) using PV-Wave.
>>
>> thanks
>
>
> There are lots of options:
>
> 1. You should be able to read the existing files. Just fiddle around
> with the SWAP_ENDIAN keywords until it works. ;-) That's got to be
> less painful than rewriting as ASCII.

Will save some time.

> 2. Is this IDL to IDL? In that case, you can rewrite the binary files
> using /XDR for portability.

Wish it were! But, it is not. On the other hand, I have toyed with the
idea of putting IDL or Wave on the PC just to translate the stuff ot
XDR!

Thanks for the suggestion.
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		Re: Advice on data transfer -- PC to Sun By: K. Bowman on Mon, 24 May 2004 14:02
		Re: Advice on data transfer -- PC to Sun By: jeyadev on Tue, 25 May 2004 12:42
		Re: Advice on data transfer -- PC to Sun By: Chris Lee on Tue, 25 May 2004 00:18

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