Re: Null Modem to IIgs -- PC Term Prog alternatives?

["Phil Abel" <phil_abel@prodigy.net>]

That worked.  I assumed because the filelistbox didn't support multi select
with the mouse that I couldn't do it.  Typing in wildcards from the "Send"
txtbox worked fine.  I am transferring g*.* in the background as I type
this!!!  Thanks.

"Jeff Blakeney" <CUTjblakeney@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 08 Feb 2002 14:52:07 GMT, "Phil Abel"
> <ttsh35a@removethisfornospam.prodigy.net> wrote:
>
> >Right now I am using Hyperterm to send the files.  It works fine, but I
can
> >only send 1 file at a time, which is a more than a bit annoying because I
> >have several hundred files which I need to xfer to the IIgs.  I would
like
> >to send a zmodem batch so I can fire a bunch of files off and just leave
the
> >thing unattended for a few hours.  Does anybody know of any shareware
type
> >PC term progs that would let me do a zmodem batch upload?  "Back in the
day"
> >I used Qmodem for DOS but I'm sure something else has come along since
> >then...
>
> HyperTerm will send multiple files just fine.  All you have to do is
> make sure you put all the files you want to transfer into one
> directory on your PC then tell HyperTerm you want to send a file.  Use
> the browse button to select one of the files in the directory with all
> the files you want to send and when you are returned to the dialog
> with the browse button, use the edit box to the left of that button
> and replace the filename you just selected with "*.*" without the
> quotes.
>
> This tells HyperTerm to send all the files in that directory.  If you
> want to limit the types of files to send you can do any of the
> wildcard selections you want.  *.shk will send only ShrinkIt files,
> a*.* will send all files with filenames starting with the letter a,
> a?.* will send all files with filenames starting with the letter a
> followed by only one character followed by a dot and any extension
> (ie. a1.txt, a2.txt, au.mp3, etc).
>
> Just remember to check how much space the files you are sending will
> take up before you start sending as ProTERM can only access 32 MB
> volumes and it might take longer to track down which files transfered
> successfully than it would to send the files singlely.  :)
>
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