Anyone know how to split large binaries ?
On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:06:28 +0000, Eeyore
wrote:
I have some useful manuals etc that might be of interest but they are
too large to post singly (my news provider rejects them). Around 1 MB or
so.
I'm only using Netscape 4.8 (because I like it before anyone makes sarcy
comments).
WinZip and WinRAR each have the ability to split compressed files. IIRC,
in WinZip one creats a .zip file and then asks for it to be split; in
WinRAR the splits are created on the fly.
There are various other utilities out there to create splits from
original files; not that hard to write. The advantages to using WinZip
or WinRAR are having a standard format, an easy way to recombine the
files, and built-in error checking.
If it's a LOT of files in one split, consider also passing the lot
through QuickPar, which enables the recovery of missing pieces if enough
of the base material made it though.
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Rich Webb Norfolk, VA
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