From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Feb 24 5:16:28 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from sage-american.com (sage-american.com [216.122.141.44]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3940137B402 for ; Sun, 24 Feb 2002 05:16:19 -0800 (PST) Received: from SAGEONE (adsl-64-219-30-188.dsl.crchtx.swbell.net [64.219.30.188]) by sage-american.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id HAA16523; Sun, 24 Feb 2002 07:15:48 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.20020224071545.00e16ed0@mail.sage-american.com> X-Sender: jacks@mail.sage-american.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 07:15:45 -0600 To: Sue Blake , Server Admin From: Unix Admin Subject: Re: splitting files for DOS floppies Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <20020224155914.L16874@welearn.com.au> References: <3.0.5.32.20020223213933.019d2908@mail.sage-one.net> <20020224130833.J16874@welearn.com.au> <3.0.5.32.20020223214038.019d2908@mail.sage-one.net> <20020224130833.J16874@welearn.com.au> <3.0.5.32.20020223213933.019d2908@mail.sage-one.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Sue, the split file (MS-DOS or Windows) is put back together using an MS-DOS batch file. So, the splitter can split a DOS file.... it uses the "copy/b" reconstruct method you quote. Perhpas I misunderstand your need...?? The split(1) works great under FBSD, but I thought you wanted something for your MS-DOS users.... I've used an earlier version of the above on 60MB files that can be made any size you want and then put back together with the batch sile.... Cheers.... At 03:59 PM 2.24.2002 +1100, Sue Blake wrote: >> At 01:08 PM 2.24.2002 +1100, Sue Blake wrote: >> >I need to send some large (2-4MB after zipping) binary files on >> >floppy disks to a typical home user of MS-DOS in a remote area. >> > >> >How can I split these files up into smaller chunks to fit >> >the floppies, in a way that will allow the user to stick >> >them back together under MS-DOS 6.2? >> > > >On Sat, Feb 23, 2002 at 09:39:33PM -0600, Server Admin wrote: >> Sue: Take a look at this one. I believe they have a trial and will do >> exactly what you want.... >> >> http://www.kaboom.org.uk/magic/ > >Thanks, that looks like a good long term solution for (quoting web page) > 1) System Requirements. > * Windows 95/98/2000/NT > * 8MBytes RAM or higher > >But in our case where it's MS-DOS, Brian T. Schellenberger >suggested an alternative. On FreeBSD I use split(1). > >The splitted file can be reconstructed under DOS with commands like > copy/b "my-file.zip.001" "my-file.zip" > copy/b "my-file.zip" + "my-file.zip.002" > copy/b "my-file.zip" + "my-file.zip.003" >and so on... >which I can incorporate into a batch file on the floppy disk. >Of course the file names will have to be kept to the short 8.3 >format for this DOS case. > >Thanks guys! > >-- > >Regards, > -*Sue*- > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > Cheers & Beers JLS System Admin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message