xferdos

[Linda Hapner]

thanks scott - I'll let you know how it goes
appreciate your detail - it's been a long time since I've done this


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Nelson" <scott at logicdatasystems.com>
To: <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: xferdos


> On 5/12/2012 6:36 AM, Linda Hapner wrote:
>> I want to move some of my unix programs to my pc version of filepro.  I 
>> remember I used xferdos before with a cable between the two machines.
>>
>> I can't seem to find any documentation on it though.  Can someone point 
>> me in the right direction?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Linda Hapner
>
>
> I do this regularly with a system that loads tablets with certain
> filePro files from SCO Unix to Windows.
>
> From the Unix side:  /appl/fp/xfer -t -pn -lf transferfilename.dat
> file1 file2 file3 file4 file5 (etc)
>
> This creates a file named transfterfilename.dat which is then copied to
> the windows pc.  You may need to do this in multiple files depending on
> the size of the filePro files.
>
> On the windows side, depending on where you put the file:
>
> cd c:\filepro
>
> set PFPROG=C:
> set PFDATA=C:
> set PFDIR=
> set PFDSK=C
>
> c:\fp\xfer -r -lf c:\PATH\transferfilename.dat
>
> I then run indexes on all the transferred files:
>
> c:\fp\dxmaint file1 -ra -e
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Scott
>
>
>
>
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