uploading QuickTime movie to ftp server

[Claire Bradin Siskin]

>On 15 Aug 2005, at 12:20, Claire Bradin Siskin wrote:
>
>>>On 15 Aug 2005, at 03:03, Claire Bradin Siskin wrote:
>>>
>>>>I am trying to upload a binary file (QuickTime movie) to an ftp 
>>>>server, using the following script:
>>>>
>>>>   put URL "binfile:moviefile.mov" into URL 
>>>>"ftp://username:password@myftpserver.edu/moviefile.mov"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>With this script, I get a file on the server with the correct 
>>>>number of bytes, but the file appears not to be binary and cannot 
>>>>be opened by QuickTime.
>>>>
>>>
>>>The syntax looks correct. All ftp transfers in Rev are done as 
>>>binary. When you say the file appears not to be binary, can you be 
>>>more specific? How are you trying to open the movie in QT, as a 
>>>file or as a url?
>>>
>>>I was able to use a similar script to upload a movie file by ftp 
>>>and then play it from the QT Player as a file. No problems.
>>>
>>>Cheers
>>>Dave
>>>
>>
>>Hi Dave,
>>
>>I meant that when I try to open the file with QuickTime Player, I 
>>get a message saying that it cannot be played by Quicktime Player. 
>>So I assumed that it isn't binary. We are trying to upload it to a 
>>Mac OSX server, and according to Terminal, all ftp transfers are 
>>binary.  We are stumped on this one. :-)
>
>I'd check the permissions on the uploaded file. Does it give read 
>permissions to the user who is trying to open the file with the 
>QuickTime Player?

Dave,

I checked the permissions, and, it gives read permissions to everyone.

>Here, after uploading, I switched off both read/write access to the 
>file, and the Player gave the message "QuickTime cannot open the 
>file "test.mov" an unknown error occurred (-5000)" Is that the 
>message you got?

Here is the message that I got: "Quicktime cannot open the file 
<filename>. It is not a file that QuickTime understands (-2048)".

Thanks, Claire

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Claire Bradin Siskin
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