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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

347.0. "UUDECODE PROBLEMS" by MQFSV1::LECOMPTE (Hubert Lecompte) Tue Feb 24 1987 10:16


Hi everyone,

	can someone please upload to the net a copy of uudecode.
	There is one available on Fish disk #38. 

	The one I have doesn't seems to work. It's always giving
	me errors.
	
	Here's the scenario, once the file has been unshar if I 
	try to run uudecode it will give me an unknown error.
	To fix that, I run ED on it and presto, uudecode start to
	decode it. But now, at the end of the decoding it will 
	give me a "no end statement" error.
	
	
					Thank's		Hubert.
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347.1Got UUxxCODE.C and .EXENERONE::ZABOTMarco Zabot-Adv.Tech.mgr-Turin ACTTue Feb 24 1987 10:494
    Check on my directory   CESARE::SYS$user0:[zabot.ledump]...
    Something is in there ! ( i think it's in COLL_02 )
    Please also refer to the following notes.
    Ciao
347.2HELP NEEDED!SNO78C::METRO_OAWed Apr 01 1987 11:2718
    re: .0
    
    Is there any documentation around refering to UUxxxCODE?
    
    I am trying to use the decode routines from Fred's disk #38 but
    I keep getting either ":unknown error" if I just specify the source
    file, or "Usage: UUDECODE [infile]" when I specify source file and dest
    file...however nothing ever happens!
    
    Q: how can the source file be optional?
    
    Q: have I got the right syntax when I type  UUDECODE FOO.UUE FUDGE
    
    I have got a heap of encoded files just itching to be decoded so
    any help or pointers would be GREATLY appreciated.
    
    Regards from Down Under
    Rob.
347.3UUDECODETIGGER::SMCAFEESteve McAfeeWed Apr 01 1987 11:3712
    The uuencoded files include the names of the output file names.
    I believe the file names are listed after the keyword "begin" in
    the encoded files.
    
    Therefore "uudecode input_file.uue" is the way to use uudecode.
    
    This often just returns to the prompt and doesn't even list the
    files which were created.
    
    regards,
    
    steve mcafee
347.4uudecodeTLE::RMEYERSRandy MeyersWed Apr 01 1987 15:147
The Ultrix manual set, Binder 1, describes uuencode and uudecode.

Uudecode takes 0 or 1 arguments.  If one argument is specified, the
argument is the name of the file to decode.  If no arguments are
specified, uudecode reads and decodes stdin.  The no argument form
is only useful if you redirect stdin or you are using a shell that
supports pipes.
347.5Doesn't like any ArgumentsSNO78C::METRO_OAThu Apr 02 1987 04:309
    re: .4
    
    Thanks for the advice. When I   'run uudecode foo.uue' I get the
    response - "DCL-W-MAXPARM too many parameters ... ". 
    
    Anyway I'm off to find the Ultrix manuals. 
    
    Regards from DU
    Rob
347.6foreign command?SAUTER::SAUTERJohn SauterThu Apr 02 1987 08:359
    I don't have any direct experience with UUDECODE, but if it is like
    other programs you have to make it a "foreign command" before it
    can see its arguments.  Viz:
    
    uudecode :== "$sys$login:uudecode.exe"
    
    Now the UUDECODE command should work as described.  I am presuming,
    of course, that you have placed the .EXE file in your SYS$LOGIN.
        John Sauter