There was a problem with Windows 7.. Is this an issue on the MF or PC....it you go into XMITMGR can you view the PDS members, if not its not a PDS or the XMIT was wrong Scott J Ford
________________________________ From: Steve Comstock <st...@trainersfriend.com> To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Thu, December 16, 2010 9:51:52 AM Subject: Re: XMIT manager problem On 12/16/2010 6:48 AM, Scott Ford wrote: > Yep, I had a problem also in Windows 7 ( 64bit) , fixed it by placing the > executables in my C:Program files(x86) folder, works fine now > > Scott J Ford Thanks. But I'm running WinXP and have been using xmit manager under this for several years; and other files open OK. > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Steve Comstock<st...@trainersfriend.com> > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Sent: Thu, December 16, 2010 8:36:36 AM > Subject: XMIT manager problem > > When I package support files for course labs, I have > for many years used XMIT, then download as binary to > my workstation. Over the years Xmit manager has been > a valuable tool to examine such files. > > Today I wanted to look at member in a PDS in XMIT > format and Xmit manager gives these messages: > > ------------------------------------------------------- > An error has occurred while decoding the xmit file! > Error while decoding > Member directory blocks > > and the Details: > > End of directory block should contain 12 binary zeros > > > Information obtained at the point of error: > Current xmit record length is 255 bytes > Current xmit record type is x00 > Current file offset is 3720 > Xmit File size is 572400 > > Use the Debug option to provide a format dump of the xmit file for further > diagnosis. > ------------------------------------------------------ > > The Debug option didn't help me. > > I repeated the process, just to make sure everything > was correct, but got the same error sequence. > > The XMIT file is good (a RECEIVE unpacks the file just fine). > > I also tried opening some other files in using Xmit manager > and they opened fine. > > > Any suggestions? > > > -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-393-8716 http://www.trainersfriend.com * To get a good Return on your Investment, first make an investment! + Training your people is an excellent investment * Try our new tool for calculating your Return On Investment for training dollars at http://www.trainersfriend.com/ROI/roi.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
