Re: Downloaded Files

[themaples@worldnet.att.net (Bruce Maples)]

>>when I download .BSC files and xfer them to my 
>>GS...BINSCII unpacks them great....my problem is with the .SHK/.SDK 
>>files....when I get them to my GS they come over as TXT files....when I 
>>try to UnShrink them with either SHKIT3.4 or SHKITGS I keep getting told 
>>that they are invalid archives....
>
>   How are you downloading them? TXT (i.e. Text) files are usually a
>sign that it was downloaded in ascii mode. Binscii files can be
>transferred fine via text downloads, but .SHK files must be downloaded
>via a *binary* connection. Check the downloading options in whatever
>method you're using (sounds like a telcom app), and if binary mode is
>not enabled, then enable it.

An echo to this -- I thought I had set Netscape up correctly to use
binary when grabbing .bsc files off FTP sites, but some still didn't
work in ShrinkIt.  I think I got it set right now, but have moved to
using a dedicated FTP program (CuteFTP) so I'm sure about it.



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