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Michael Albinus  
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 More options Feb 14 2012, 8:54 am
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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albi...@gmx.de>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:54:05 +0100
Local: Tues, Feb 14 2012 8:54 am
Subject: Re: ange-ftp using binary mode
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Ken Goldman <kg...@watson.ibm.com> writes:
> I have to use ange-ftp because the server I'm connecting to doesn't
> run ssh.  When I transfer, it uses binary, which does not work.  The
> server is a mainframe and likely uses ebcdic.

> If I ftp from the command line in ascii mode, the file comes over to
> Windows correctly.  If I enter the commands by hand in the ange-ftp,
> setting ascii, it works.

> How do I tell ange-ftp to use ascii?

> I set ange-ftp-binary-file-name-regexp to "", even though the .cpp
> file wasn't in the regexp.

`ange-ftp-binary-file-name-regexp' tells, which files are to be
transferred in binary mode. "" matches ALL files. So you must set it to
a regexp, which doesn't match any file name, like "^$" (which is the
empty file name).

Best regards, Michael.


 
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