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Old 08-02-2010
Uuencode & Uudecode - file gets corrupted
I need to convert jar files from bin-to-ascii, and then reverse ascii-to-bin. The 'cksum' do not match for few files before and after.

Any idea why Uuencode is corrupting some files?

I am using the following commands:

To encode:
Code:
uuencode -m /tmp/in/myfile.jar myfile.jar > /tmp/in/myfile.jar.encode

To decode:
Code:
uudecode -o /tmp/out/myfile.jar /tmp/in/myfile.jar.encode

Thanks in advance. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Last edited by Yogesh Sawant; 08-04-2010 at 09:28 AM.. Reason: added code tags
# 2  
Old 08-03-2010
Is udecode a typo?
# 3  
Old 08-03-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by fpmurphy
Is udecode a typo?
Yes. I corrected it.
# 4  
Old 08-03-2010
Well, you are using these 2 commands correctly and they should work as intended. These are the vendor supplied version of the commands, correct? Not something you developed?

What platform and OS version?
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Old 08-04-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by fpmurphy
These are the vendor supplied version of the commands, correct? Not something you developed?
Correct, Vendor specific only.


Quote:
Originally Posted by fpmurphy
What platform and OS version?
AIX 5.3 TL10

Well, I guess its the same issue as in this post by 'Charles':
https://www.unix.com/unix-advanced-expert-users/136192-uuencode-then-uudecode-results-dont-match-original-33-time.html

Are there any patches/upgrades available to uuenoce/uudecode to correct this issue?
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Old 08-05-2010
No idea. But the place to look is IBM Support: Fix Central
 
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