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- From: j3cheng@student.business.uwo.ca (Jonathan Cheng)
- Subject: Re: .hqx files
- Organization: University of Western Ontario
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 19:23:58 GMT
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- cosc184z@menudo.uh.edu (David Alten) writes:
-
- > >>Hi,
- > >>
- > >>Would some kind person out in networld please tell me what to do once I
- > >>download a .hqx file into my MAC harddrive? How do I execute such a file,
- > >>or do I need to encode it using something else? I am downloading this from
- > >>a UNIX based ftp site. Any assistance you can give will be vastly apprecia
- >
- > >All you have to do, is get a copy of BinHex version 4 or 5. And away you go.
- > >
- > >After BinHex has done it's stuff, it more than likely leaves you with a .sit
- > >
- > >Use StuffIt! to convert this file to Mac executables etc.
- > >
- >
- > OK, you get partial credit. You need a program that will decode BinHex 4
- > (not 5). Compact Pro, StuffIt, and several other programs can do this. I
- > recommend using StuffIt Expander 3.0, freeware, that will decode BinHex 4.0
- > files and extract files stuffed with either AppleLink, Compact Pro, or StuffI
- >
- > BinHex 5 is for the MacBinary format, usually denoted with a .bin extension.
- > Such files should automatically be converted if you have a decent communicati
- > program. ZTerm!!! ZTerm!! ZTerm!! :)
-
- I have a similar problem with hqx files. The problem with all
- these solutions is: what if I've downloaded the stuffit program, but the
- decoding program (stuffit) is itself encoded in hqx??? If I don't have a
- decoder already, how do I decode this decoding program?
- In other words, is there any shareware out there for decoding hqx
- which is available in unencoded form? Or is there any encoded decoding
- programs that are self decoding/expanding?
-
- Sorry for the confusing message, but that's my state of mind
- right now.
- Thanks for your help.
-
- Jon
-
- j3cheng@student.business.uwo.ca (Jonathan Cheng)
- Western Business School -- London, Ontario
-