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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Sending a Raw binary file?
Date: 12 Jan 1998 15:55:38 GMT
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In article <34B80EE6.6B7D@netlink.com.au>,
Ross Irvine <rirvine@netlink.com.au> wrote:
: I'd like to know how to send a raw binary file with Kermit for DOS 3.15.
: The reason for this, is I want to be able to upgrade the flash rom on
: some ISDN modems that I have attached to kermit 3.15. I havce the
: instructions on how this is done without using the modem's windows 95
: gui.
:
: I looked at using TRANSMIT but it waits for prompts and converts lf/cr
: etc so that's no good. I also looked at using TYPE, but if it's like DOS
: type it's end on a control-z. Obviously using SEND will be no good as
: it'll also send the kermit protocol information.
:
: I need a way of sending a binary file to the com port that doesn't do
: any convertion of cr/lf, doesn't expand \% codes etc.
:
Although it is not necessarily recommended, there is a way that might work:
set file type binary
set transmit prompt \0
set transmit line-feeds-sent on
transmit <filename>
I tested this locally on a short binary file that contains all 256 possible
byte values and it worked OK.
- Frank