Re: Forked files and Shrinkit

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Frank Townsend writes ...
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> 
> I am trying to download and unshrink compressed software for use on my II+,
> IIc, IIc+ and LC/IIe.
> 
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> Method 4:  Use Win98 to save SHK file to Windows hard drive.  Then use
> CuteFTP to upload file to Mac LCII (which is on a local TCP/IP Ethernet
> network) which is running the NCSA FTP server (a part of NCSA Telnet
> 2.7b4). Then use ProType to process file and copy to ProDOS disk
> 
> Result:  Works correctly.
> 
> Whew!
> 
> Can anyone explain why the other methods fail.
> 
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     Not sure. Although the ProType docs do not seem to ever say, flat out,
that ProType expects to work with files on a ProDOS disk, I'm pretty sure it
would be a requirement. That would account for two of the failures. Method 1
would fail because the file is saved as forked by Mac on a ProDOS disk and
not processed by ProType.

     Method 4 seems to get the file onto a ProDOS disk where using ProType
fixes it.

     An easier method may be to download files to PC and transfer files via
Hyperterm to the II+ or //c running Modem MGR.

     If you prefer to work with diskettes, you should be able to save files
to 800k 3.5" ProDOS diskettes on the Mac and unfork them using Ivan Drucker's
UnforkIt. You can find UnforkIt with docs on the Ground, USA2WUG, and TFFE
archives:

  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/upl2000/Jun/
  http://www.grin.net/~cturley/USA2WUG/Utilities/
  ftp://apple2.tffenterprises.com/pub/apple2/utils/



Rubywand