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Old 08-17-2009
uuencode error
hi all,
i get the following error when i try and email a file as an attachment on a solaris box. the command is

Code:
/usr/bin/uuencode $fileName $fileName | /usr/bin/mailx -s "file" $emailTo

and the error is :

/usr/bin/uuencode: ISO8859-1 to 646 conversion: Invalid argument

The funny thing is that the email shows up in the inbox fine with the attachement !! why does it throw the error then ??


thanks in advance.
# 2  
Old 08-17-2009
Tried it with another file? There should be also a lot of posts in the forum here if you search for any combination of "mail attachment uuencode" to get more examples etc.
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Old 08-17-2009
Quote:
/usr/bin/uuencode $fileName $fileName |
If the output is to a pipeline you do not specify an output filename on the command line.

Code:
/usr/bin/uuencode $fileName |

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Old 08-17-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by methyl
If the output is to a pipeline you do not specify an output filename on the command line.

Code:
/usr/bin/uuencode $fileName |

but the command works i.e it successfully sends the email out. i dont know how to supress the below message after the email command is issued.

"uuencode: ISO8859-1 to 646 conversion: Invalid argument"
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