Finally got the file in the right format! Used Unix utility 'od' to convert from binary to ascii but in 7 bit
Used Unix 'strings' command to convert line endings Used 'flip' command in ubuntu to convert to 8 bit file (needed to ftp file to ubuntu machine and back. Wow! Glad that's over. Thanks to all for your suggestions and help Roy -----Original Message----- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Drew William Henderson Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 10:16 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Reading a Unix file from another machine. It's been a LOOOONNNNGGGG time since I worked with this kind of stuff, so if this is a silly idea, just say "Nope...these aren't the droids you're looking for". :-) Could you treat the file as a tape, and make use of READT? Drew thinkingoutsidetheboxbeforelunchisabadidea Henderson ;-) -----Original Message----- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of fft2...@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 9:01 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: Re: [U2] Reading a Unix file from another machine. In a message dated 11/10/2010 4:55:04 AM Pacific Standard Time, ggal...@wyanokegroup.com writes: > This sounds like a job for a quick perl routine. > Read the file in byte by byte, and AND it with 127, then write it > out byte by byte to a new file. > > George > No George this will not work. Each "byte" you read will be 8 bits, so you'll be grabbing an extra "bit" from the next byte which is wrong you see. You have to read it in 7 bits at a time, and you cannot. That's why my 56bit read makes sense. Will 56bit Johnson _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
