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Re: Unix->Mac transition [message #20705 is a reply to message #20693]

Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00

Ben Tupper
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Registered: August 1999

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Struan Gray wrote:

> 1. use Fetch to do the ftp transfer. It's well behaved, doesn't
> try to be 'helpful' behind your back and works nicely when
> backgrounded by other applications without crashing. It can set the
> file type/creator correctly (TEXT/MIDL).
>

Yes, we have been using Fetch 3.03 (most recent version.) We even
extended our capacity for cleverness by
forcing FETCH

>
> 2. use BBEdit Lite to do a global switch of CR to CRLF
>

We'll try this.

We did try a UNIX2DOS on a text file. That didn't help.

>
> Both programs are free and widely available on the net. Ask if
> you have trouble tracking them down.

I noticed that FETCH is actually shareware (according to the Dartmouth
site.)

>
>
> For single files you should be able to open them manually from
> within IDL and "Save As" to get something which opens by double
> clicking. A royal pain with a whole library though.

Hundreds. Lots of folders/subfolders... bleh:(

It seems strange that the .pro files that were installed with the IDL
distribution CD are recognized as File Type = 'IDL text'
but these are File type = 'IDL application'

Thanks,

Ben

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		Re: Unix->Mac transition By: Struan Gray on Wed, 19 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Unix->Mac transition By: Dennis J. Boccippio on Wed, 19 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Unix->Mac transition By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Unix->Mac transition By: promashkin on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Unix->Mac transition By: Ben Tupper on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Unix->Mac transition By: Ben Tupper on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Unix->Mac transition By: Paul Woodford on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Unix->Mac transition By: Paul Woodford on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Unix->Mac transition By: Struan Gray on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Unix->Mac transition By: Ben Tupper on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Unix->Mac transition By: Struan Gray on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00

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