Roger (& others),
The transfer of GSAS files from unix (linux) to PC is straightforward, but
one does have to do certain things to get it right. The problem is that
these files (exp, data & iparm) are all in fixed record length (80
character) direct access format. On unix machines this has the appearance
of one very long record with no intervening "end of record" marks while on
a PC each 80 character record is terminated by two additional bytes
(CR/LF). The safest way to tranfer these files from unix is to first use
the convdtos utility in GSAS to convert them to standard sequential file
format. Then tranfer the files (e-mail attachments or ftp) to the PC. Then
use the cnvfile utility in PC-GSAS to convert them back to 80 character
records. Do not transfer the direct access format files directly from unix
to PC as they are unreadable.
To transfer these files from PC to unix one only need to transfer the files
(e-mail of ftp) and then use the GSAS utility convstod to make them direct
access.
I hope that helps,
Bob Von Dreele
At 09:28 AM 11/8/99 -03-30, you wrote:
>hello,
>
>Does anyone know if it is possible to use the same *.EXP file on dos &
>UNIX (Linux) machines?
>
>If so, what changes must be made to the file?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Roger Mason
