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- From: berk@techsys.UUCP (Berk Walker)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.dos-under-unix
- Subject: Re: Dos binary files on Unix
- Message-ID: <Je29VB1w165w@techsys.UUCP>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 19:02:18 GMT
- References: <638.9212221304@pine.eng.gla.ac.uk.udcf.glasgow.ac.uk>
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- gnaa38@udcf.gla.ac.uk (Paul Porcelli) writes:
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- >
- > Can anyone tell me if you can convert a Dos binary file to a Unix ascii
- > file. I'm going to be transferring some Dos binary files recorded onto
- > Dat tape, onto a SPARCstation10. I then need to be able to convert these
- > files so i can do some number crunching on the data.
- > Any help will be greatly appreciated.
- > Paul Porcelli
- > University of Glasgow
- > Dept of Aerospace Engineering
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- btoa... or use uuencode to go from 8 to 7 bit, uudecode to go back.
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- Berk Walker berk@techsys.mcws.fidonet.org
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