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Old 09-25-2008
Transferring files between Windows and UNIX(AIX)
How do I transfer Plain Text and/or BMP image files between my WindowsXP PC and my AIX 4.1 PowerPC?

I have no network or USB options, just a Floppy disk drive and a CD drive on each machine.

Is it possible at all? Any help would be gratefully receivedSmilie
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Old 09-25-2008
hi,

you can use FTP for this.
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Old 09-25-2008
The Original Poster indicated:
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...I have no network or USB options...
I took this to mean that one or both of the systems may not connected to the network.

If you are looking for a network option, the I'd recommend installing winscp on the Windows system, and ensuring that ssh is installed and configured on the AIX host.
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Old 09-26-2008
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Originally Posted by subhendu81
hi,

you can use FTP for this.
I thought that FTP required a network - I do NOT have a network. I have a Floppy Disk drive on each machine, and a CD drive on each machine, period...
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Old 09-26-2008
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Originally Posted by Pennant Man
I thought that FTP required a network - I do NOT have a network. I have a Floppy Disk drive on each machine, and a CD drive on each machine, period...
if you don't expect the files to "fly" from one mashine to the other you can't transfer files... of course you can copy them to floppy and transfer them this way... or burn to cd... but you should know about this option. now what other option do you expect?
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Old 09-26-2008
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Originally Posted by DukeNuke2
if you don't expect the files to "fly" from one mashine to the other you can't transfer files... of course you can copy them to floppy and transfer them this way... or burn to cd... but you should know about this option. now what other option do you expect?
I'm sorry, you misunderstand my reply - I am frustrated because, although I know how to copy files to and from Floppies and CDs, when I copy a file to a Floppy under XP, it cannot be read by AIX, and vice versa - are you saying that this simple operation should normally work? I was assuming that DOS format and 'AIX' format were incompatible, but I haven't tried the same thing with CDs yet...
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Old 09-26-2008
i don't know anything about aix... but i would try the following:

- build a "pcfs" filesystem on the floppy under aix
- insert the floppy to your win mashine and copy the files needed
- re-insert and mount in aix

if you have any error messages please post them an describe, as close as you can, what you have done so far...
 
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