On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 7:17 AM, David Crayford <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 16/12/2014 9:13 PM, John McKown wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 12:46 AM, Paul Gilmartin <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>  On Mon, 15 Dec 2014 22:24:28 -0600, Paul Edwards wrote:
>>>
>>>  It produces a V-format file that can be
>>>>> processed by a C program.
>>>>>
>>>> As an example, I want to be able to transmit an
>>>> SMF file (which I believe contains binary data) to
>>>> the PC, and then have a PC program to process
>>>> the SMF file. The PC program must handle the
>>>> RDW itself, but that's all.
>>>>
>>>>  I believe that is even RECFM=VBS.  Does FTP RDW
>>> do something reasonable with the spanning?
>>>
>>>  ​Each segment comes in separately, just as it is on the file. FTP does
>> not
>> reassemble a spanned record into a single record. So your code must
>> reassemble the entire record from the segments. I have C code which does
>> this. If you (or others) would like to look at it, it is available as a
>> "gist" on GitHub via the URL:
>> https://gist.github.com/JohnArchieMckown/8ae2fb6f457eaf8d6d7b
>> ​
>>
>
> I don't like the look of that unchecked malloc!
>
>
​That was left as an exercise for the reader? <grin/>. I'll fix it, thanks.​


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Maranatha! <><
John McKown

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