From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Feb 24 5:32:55 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from sage-one.net (adsl-64-219-30-188.dsl.crchtx.swbell.net [64.219.30.188]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 693F137B400 for ; Sun, 24 Feb 2002 05:32:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from SAGEONE (sageone [192.168.0.5]) by sage-one.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g1ODWdb50407; Sun, 24 Feb 2002 07:32:40 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from admin@sage-one.net) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20020224073238.019d2908@mail.sage-one.net> X-Sender: admin@mail.sage-one.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 07:32:38 -0600 To: Sue Blake From: Server 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 ....on the other hand, if you don't have access to a Windows machine as shown, then this is not the solution..... 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*- > > > > .... our website: http://www.sage-one.net/ Best regards, Jack L. Stone Server Admin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message