transmit binary file to serial port

[Stephen Miller]

You could uuencode it and then decode it at the other end?

On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 11:11 PM, bill <great2b1 at aol.com> wrote:

> It is a "behind the reader" BTR,  that replaces a paper tape punch on a
> CNC metal punching machine.   See
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/raz40l81s7wh7u6/turret%20btr%20advanced%20AMI%20Hardware%20Manual%20revised%209-21-99.pdf
>
> You transmit the data from the computer to the BTR,  then it waits for
> someone to push the read button on machine.
>
> It is a binary "exec" (machine o/s),  so I need to transmit just the
> binary,  not the mac os x resource fork
>
>
> On Jul 1, 2013, at 6:53 AM, IT <it at plastipol.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Bill,
> >
> > What is going to receive this binary field at the other side ?
> >
> >
> > El 27/06/2013, a las 20:21, bill escribió:
> >
> >> HI all
> >>
> >> Can anyone give me some hints on how to transmit a binary file to a
> serial port ? I am using a USB -- serial adaptor & mac os x 10.8 & Studio
> 4.3.2.   I do have a iMac 9.2 machine with Omnis 7.3 also !
> >>
> >> On the old imac,  I am currently sending text with "transmit text to
> port" and that works dandy,  but now I need to send binary file,
>  unmodified.   If I load this binary file in a bin variable ,  what would
> be the best way to trasmit out to serial port ?
> >>
> >>
> >> thanks !
> >>
> >> Bill Steer
> >> Pico Metal Products, Inc.
> >>
> >>
> >>
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