Transferring binary files in FTP as Text

[splintor]

Hi,
I have some binary files on MVS, which I want to pass as test to my Windows machine, to do a text search in them.
Whoever, when I download from FTP this list of files with TC, TC gives me a warning for each file, saying that I'm passing a binary file as text.

Is there a way to disable this warning in TC?

If not, what I would really like to see is some "OK For All" button, that will stop nagging me in the current copy operation.

Regards,
Splintor

[Clo]

Hi,
I have some binary files on MVS, which I want to pass as test to my Windows machine, to do a text search in them.
Whoever, when I download from FTP this list of files with TC, TC gives me a warning for each file, saying that I'm passing a binary file as text.

Is there a way to disable this warning in TC?

If not, what I would really like to see is some "OK For All" button, that will stop nagging me in the current copy operation.

Regards,
Splintor

Hi!
¤ Choose "Automatic" in the combobox up / left side when FTP is "on". Ignore the dialog about text file-types if you don't need it.
¤ Then, TC might send files following the right mode, and no longer displays a warning message...
Friendly,
Claude
Clo

[splintor]

Then, TC might send files following the right mode, and no longer displays a warning message...

Thanks, but I don't want the "right mode". I have a lib file (mylib.a), which is a binary file. However, I need to do text searchs in it, so I want to send it as text. Automatic simply tells TC how to send files, but I want this file to be sent as text, and whenever TC detects that a binary file is send as text, it issues a warning. For one file, this is OK, but for many files, having to dismiss this warning before each copy is annoying.

[sqa_wizard]

Is there a way to disable this warning in TC?

No, there is no way right now.


But you can do a text search on Binary transfered files as well.
No need to use Text mode.

AFAIK the difference is the conversion of the End Of Line character(s) only ... (CR/LF <=> LF)

You consider this at your search criteria.

[splintor]

AFAIK the difference is the conversion of the End Of Line character(s) only ... (CR/LF <=> LF)

This is true for normal Unix systems. However, I'm dealing with MVS, which natively works with EBCDIC, and not ASCII, so ASCII searchs on Windows will fail.

What is the best way to issue a TC wish? Is this thread enough, or should I e-mail support@ghisler.com as well?

[Hacker]

What is the best way to issue a TC wish? Is this thread enough, or should I e-mail support@ghisler.com as well?

Thread might not be read by Christian but certainly is read by other users.
Mail is certainly read by Christian and certainly not by other users.
So if your wish isn't resolved in a thread and Christian doesn't post here in, let's say, 3 days, write a mail, maybe also with a link to this thread.

HTH
Roman

[ghisler(Author)]

Actually there is a way to disable it, and it's even documented in the help!

In wcx_ftp.ini, add the following line to the [general] section:
WarnWrongMode=0

[splintor]

Thank you very much, Christian.

I still think it might be useful to add a "No To All" button to the warning message, so in general, I will see a warning, but when copying a bunch of files, I only wnat to see this warning once.