Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] Mac/Samba translation, etc.
From: Paul Krohn (krohn@examiner.com)
Date: Wed Jan 13 1999 - 01:41:59 EST
step 1 - download a stufit file onto an nt box. i assume this is done as
a binary ftp, otherwise you would never be able to read the file later.
step 2 - then you copy it to a samba/linux setup. i assume this is an
always-binary situation.
step 3 - copying the file to your mac (why didn't you download to here in
the first place?) make sure you have an entry in AppleVolumes.system like
this:
.ext TYPE CREA
or
.sit SIT! SIT!
which is the default entry - have you made this file world readable? it
isn't by default, a little gotcha to make sure you were paying attention!
this makes sure that the file is transferred as binary _and_ it had the
correct file type/creator code once it arrives at the macintosh.
congratulations ... you are now an expert in cross-platform networking.
for filemker files ... you'll have to invent your own entry, assuming you
know how to get the type/creator codes and the file name extension for
filemaker files in windoze:
.fmp FIMA FIMA
or whatever.
> Hello--
>
> I'm having some problems which have been brought up on this list before,
> but for which no answers have been given.
>
> Here's my problem.
>
> Let's say I download a StuffIt archive from the 'net. And suppose I
> download this onto my NT box. Then I copy it to my Samba-mounted Linux
> box. Finally, I use Netatalk to copy the file to my Mac, then I attempt to
> open the file which now resides on my Mac. Somehow this file becomes
> irreparably trashed during these copy phases and I can't use it. However,
> let's say I, instead of using Netatalk or Samba, force my ftp client to
> send the file to my Linux box with ftp, in binary mode. Then I use fetch
> to download the file as a binary and assign the correct creator/type to it.
> Voila! It works!
>
> This happens also for FileMaker Pro Files, which is especially annoying
> considering I actually would like to have these files simply reside on the
> server where I can open my database on either platform. Any ideas?
>
> Jonathan
> file type/creator froma macintosh file, and know the extension for filemaker
files in
Paul Krohn
San Francisco Examiner - Systems Department
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