Vip2,

THey warn of problems but the first time it was they
who sent a truncated file.

And pray tell, how do you know that they did send a faulty, truncated file ?

Because of the problem ? That might well be caused by something else ...

In other words: Do not assume a ctrl-Z at the end will solve everything.
Also, most modern programs (DOS v3.3 or later) have no problem with a
textfile just ending, without such a ctrl-Z.

But I don't know how this would behave with 5.6GB

There is only one way to know: try it !

Suggestion: first backup the origional (if you did not save the ZIP-file it
came from), so you can restore it when something goes wrong.

I'm thinking something like
copy -b x.csv+ctlz.cod y.csv
where ctlz.cod just had ctl-z (EOF)

Yeah, that is what I suggested too. As you are responding as if you have
not read it I have no idea if you will actually read this either. :-\
Regards,
Rudy Wieser



schreef in berichtnieuws
...
No, my line was bad and I was unable to finish.
(It was wierd. It wasn't just noise but I was typing one thing and
getting something else. Hadn't seen THAT in decades since I was
dialing up with my hp2621a terminal alone)

My goal is to add an EOF (ctl-Z) to the end of a 5.6GB file out of hopes
of
fixing it.


THe file came as a zip file on a CD from the provider.
THey warn of problems but the first time it was they
who sent a truncated file.
It is possible I could fix it by using a different unzipper,
or read it into openoffice base. Or I can break the file up.

I'm thinking something like
copy -b x.csv+ctlz.cod y.csv
where ctlz.cod just had ctl-z (EOF)

But I don't know how this would behave with 5.6GB

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