We have a text/csv file (4mb) sitting on a Unix box. The PC belongs to a retail store and they're asking me to bring the file over to Windows so they can import the file.
Can a file be copied to an rs232 port? If so how? The idea is that I'll hook up a null modem cable to the Unix com port, and to a Windows laptop. I'll run Hyper Term and set it to capture text to a file. At which point on the Unix box I'll copy the file to the com port and Hyper Term will capture the text to a file on the Windows laptop. In theory.
So that's option 1. Crude, but no dependencies.
Option 2 is to use WinSCP on the Windows laptop. Unix dependencies would be ssh running, and knowing an ssh logon. I'm not really a Unix guy so I'm in over my heads pretty quick here.
Option 3 is ftp. I have no reason to believe this Unix box has been set up with ftp or telnet, etc. Not sure how to tell.
Option 4 is tar to floppies, and span until copied. Tried that and the floppies were no good. I'll try it again, but the store is 3 hours away. I'd like to try something more positive than floppies.
Thanks in advance for any advice.