Writing to a unix system file

I need to write to a unix config file using Java, so I'm basically trying to do what sudo normally does. What is the proper way to pass the credentials and write to the file in Java?
This will be for a desktop application, so I'll be getting the sudo password from a swing element and then authenticating to allow writing a file.

You'll have to Runtime.exec sudo or a script that does sudo. You can't just directly have your Java code switch the identity of who's executing it midstream.

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hi there
ca anyone tell me how to run a JAR file in unix system or X window, thank you

You want to create an executable JAR file? You do it in the following way.
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Main-Class: foo
assuming foo is the name of your main class. Then create the jar as follows
jar cvfm foo.jar manif.txt foo.class
I hope that helps you!
you can find more info here http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/jar/

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Hello,
My company plans tio use PDF files for our customers billings and we need to add signature to them.
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Hello,
just to let you know that I had a contact with DataLogics who developped a new toolkit that seems to manage digital signature .
Adobe PDF Java Toolkit http://www.datalogics.com/products/pdfjt/
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I was using DAQmx to acquire 16 channels of sampled data to .tdms format and later on will need to import the data to a Matlab programme. My question is, the Matlab we have is installed in a Unix system. But the tdms to Matlab example given in NI website, as in the link below, has problem when i run it in Unix system.
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Hi guys!
I need to edit "boot.ini" file which is a Windows system file.
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>
jschell wrote:
R0mai wrote:
It throws a
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Problem on reading and writing from from a *.txt file

I get Problem on reading and writing from from a *.txt file. The following is the read() method...
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Error while writing the data into the file . can u please help in this.

The following error i am getting while writing the data into the file.
<bindingFault xmlns="http://schemas.oracle.com/bpel/extension">
<part name="code">
<code>null</code>
</part>
<part name="summary">
<summary>file:/C:/oracle/OraBPELPM_1/integration/orabpel/domains/default/tmp/
.bpel_MainDispatchProcess_1.0.jar/IntermediateOutputFile.wsdl
[ Write_ptt::Write(Root-Element) ] - WSIF JCA Execute of operation
'Write' failed due to: Error in opening
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Cannot open file: C:\oracle\OraBPELPM_1\integration\jdev\jdev\mywork\
BPEL_Import_with_Dynamic_Transformation
\WORKDIRS\SampleImportProcess1\input for writing. Please ensure 1.
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OS and 3. Local File System has enough space
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</part>
<part name="detail">
<detail>null</detail>
</part>
</bindingFault>

Hi there,
Have you verified the suggestions in the error message?
Cannot open file: C:\oracle\OraBPELPM_1\integration\jdev\jdev\mywork\BPEL_Import_with_Dynamic_Transformation\WORKDIRS\SampleImportProcess1\input for writing.
Please ensure
1. Specified output Dir has write permission
2. Output filename has not exceeded the max chararters allowed by the OS and
3. Local File System has enough space
I am also curious why you are writing to a directory with the name "..\SampleImportProcess1\input" ?

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Reading and writing to and from a file to a form

Hi there
I would like somebody to send me a code example,
showing me how to reading records from a file to a form,
and writing records to the same file from the same form.
I know that I have to use sycronize, but I just have not been
successful. I can constract forms, go from form to a form,
do buttons, do text fields. I can even read and write from and
to files. However I cannot do is write from a file to a form and
from a form to a file.
could somebody please explain how this done, and could you
please give me a code example. All the books seem to either
deal with forms or with files. None seem to combine both.
I am sure it is very ease to do if ONLY I knew how!!!
thank you very much in advance for you help.

I understand that code and I have used it before, however thanks for
trying to help me, it is really appreciated. However, that is not my
problem. I can read and write from a file to the console and vice versa.
what I cannot do, no matter how hard I try, is to write from a file, and
output it in.
I will tell you how far I have got.
I have a MenuFrame class, this is the code for it:
package WorkflowApp;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.io.*;
public class MenuFrame extends JFrame {
JMenuBar menuBar1 = new JMenuBar();
JMenu menuFile = new JMenu();
JMenuItem menuFileExit = new JMenuItem();
JMenu menuHelp = new JMenu();
JMenuItem menuHelpAbout = new JMenuItem();
JToolBar toolBar = new JToolBar();
JButton jButton1 = new JButton();
JButton jButton2 = new JButton();
JButton jButton3 = new JButton();
ImageIcon image1;
ImageIcon image2;
ImageIcon image3;
JLabel statusBar = new JLabel();
Button button2 = new Button();
Button button3 = new Button();
Button button4 = new Button();
Button button5 = new Button();
Button button6 = new Button();
Button button7 = new Button();
Button button1 = new Button();
//Construct the frame
public MenuFrame() {
enableEvents(AWTEvent.WINDOW_EVENT_MASK);
try {
jbInit();
catch(Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
//Component initialization
private void jbInit() throws Exception {
image1 = new ImageIcon(WorkflowApp.MenuFrame.class.getResource("openFile.gif"));
image2 = new ImageIcon(WorkflowApp.MenuFrame.class.getResource("closeFile.gif"));
image3 = new ImageIcon(WorkflowApp.MenuFrame.class.getResource("help.gif"));
this.getContentPane().setLayout(null);
this.setSize(new Dimension(400, 492));
this.setTitle("MenuFrame");
statusBar.setText(" ");
statusBar.setBounds(new Rectangle(0, 0, 3, 17));
menuFile.setText("File");
menuFileExit.setText("Exit");
menuFileExit.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
fileExit_actionPerformed(e);
menuHelp.setText("Help");
menuHelpAbout.setText("About");
menuHelpAbout.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
helpAbout_actionPerformed(e);
jButton1.setIcon(image1);
jButton1.setToolTipText("Open File");
jButton2.setIcon(image2);
jButton2.setToolTipText("Close File");
jButton3.setIcon(image3);
jButton3.setToolTipText("Help");
toolBar.setBorder(null);
toolBar.setBounds(new Rectangle(2, 2, 389, 30));
button2.setBounds(new Rectangle(217, 62, 135, 44));
button2.setLabel("Staff Details");
button2.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
button2_actionPerformed(e);
button3.setBounds(new Rectangle(26, 127, 135, 44));
button3.setLabel("Arange Viewing");
button3.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
button3_actionPerformed(e);
button4.setBounds(new Rectangle(218, 127, 136, 41));
button4.setLabel("Valuation");
button4.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
button4_actionPerformed(e);
button5.setBounds(new Rectangle(28, 196, 135, 41));
button5.setLabel("Schedule");
button6.setBounds(new Rectangle(221, 194, 133, 40));
button6.setName("button6");
button6.setLabel("Register Interest");
button7.setBounds(new Rectangle(31, 266, 133, 42));
button7.setLabel("Register Offers");
button1.setBounds(new Rectangle(27, 62, 131, 42));
button1.setLabel("New Client");
button1.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
button1_actionPerformed(e);
menuFile.add(menuFileExit);
menuHelp.add(menuHelpAbout);
menuBar1.add(menuFile);
menuBar1.add(menuHelp);
this.setJMenuBar(menuBar1);
this.getContentPane().add(statusBar, null);
this.getContentPane().add(toolBar, null);
toolBar.add(jButton1);
toolBar.add(jButton2, null);
toolBar.add(jButton3, null);
this.getContentPane().add(button3, null);
this.getContentPane().add(button5, null);
this.getContentPane().add(button7, null);
this.getContentPane().add(button2, null);
this.getContentPane().add(button4, null);
this.getContentPane().add(button6, null);
this.getContentPane().add(button1, null);
//File | Exit action performed
public void fileExit_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
System.exit(0);
//Help | About action performed
public void helpAbout_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
MenuFrame_AboutBox dlg = new MenuFrame_AboutBox(this);
Dimension dlgSize = dlg.getPreferredSize();
Dimension frmSize = getSize();
Point loc = getLocation();
dlg.setLocation((frmSize.width - dlgSize.width) / 2 + loc.x, (frmSize.height - dlgSize.height) / 2 + loc.y);
dlg.setModal(true);
dlg.show();
//Overridden so we can exit on System Close
protected void processWindowEvent(WindowEvent e) {
super.processWindowEvent(e);
if(e.getID() == WindowEvent.WINDOW_CLOSING) {
fileExit_actionPerformed(null);
void button2_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
StaffDetails myFrame = new StaffDetails();
myFrame.show();
void button3_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
ArrangeViewing myFrame = new ArrangeViewing();
myFrame.show();
void button1_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
NewClientFrame myFrame = new NewClientFrame();
myFrame.show();
// System.exit(1);
void button4_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
Valuation myFrame = new Valuation();
myFrame.show();
then I have a new form class, this is the code for it
package WorkflowApp;
import java.io.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class NewClientFrame extends JFrame {
Label label1 = new Label();
Label label2 = new Label();
Label label3 = new Label();
Label label4 = new Label();
Label label5 = new Label();
Label label6 = new Label();
Label label7 = new Label();
Label label8 = new Label();
Label label9 = new Label();
Label label10 = new Label();
TextField textField1 = new TextField();
TextField textField2 = new TextField();
TextField textField3 = new TextField();
TextField textField4 = new TextField();
TextField textField5 = new TextField();
TextField textField6 = new TextField();
TextField textField7 = new TextField();
TextField textField8 = new TextField();
TextField textField9 = new TextField();
TextField textField10 = new TextField();
Button button1 = new Button();
Button button2 = new Button();
//Construct the frame
public NewClientFrame() {
enableEvents(AWTEvent.WINDOW_EVENT_MASK);
try {
jbInit();
catch(Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
//Component initialization
private void jbInit() throws Exception {
this.getContentPane().setLayout(null);
this.setSize(new Dimension(411, 488));
this.setTitle("NewClientFrame ");
this.addWindowListener(new java.awt.event.WindowAdapter() {
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
this_windowClosing(e);
label1.setBounds(new Rectangle(21, 23, 110, 23));
label1.setAlignment(2);
label1.setText("Assign Number");
label2.setBounds(new Rectangle(23, 57, 108, 25));
label2.setAlignment(2);
label2.setText("Name");
label3.setBounds(new Rectangle(40, 91, 94, 24));
label3.setAlignment(2);
label3.setText("Address 1");
label4.setBounds(new Rectangle(21, 124, 112, 29));
label4.setAlignment(2);
label4.setText("Address 2");
label5.setBounds(new Rectangle(20, 159, 116, 29));
label5.setAlignment(2);
label5.setText("PoscCode");
label6.setBounds(new Rectangle(18, 197, 119, 26));
label6.setAlignment(2);
label6.setText("Telephone");
label7.setBounds(new Rectangle(25, 228, 112, 26));
label7.setAlignment(2);
label7.setText("Other Telephone");
label8.setBounds(new Rectangle(12, 261, 125, 24));
label8.setAlignment(2);
label8.setText("Email Address");
label9.setBounds(new Rectangle(6, 301, 138, 25));
label9.setAlignment(2);
label9.setText("Staff Assigned (Name)");
label10.setBounds(new Rectangle(22, 341, 124, 23));
label10.setAlignment(2);
label10.setText("Staff Assigned (No.)");
textField1.setBounds(new Rectangle(155, 19, 80, 26));
textField2.setBounds(new Rectangle(155, 58, 193, 24));
textField3.setBounds(new Rectangle(156, 90, 192, 25));
textField4.setBounds(new Rectangle(157, 126, 192, 23));
textField5.setBounds(new Rectangle(157, 159, 195, 25));
textField6.setBounds(new Rectangle(157, 194, 195, 26));
textField7.setBounds(new Rectangle(157, 230, 192, 24));
textField8.setBounds(new Rectangle(157, 263, 193, 25));
textField9.setBounds(new Rectangle(157, 303, 196, 24));
textField10.setBounds(new Rectangle(158, 337, 95, 24));
button1.setBounds(new Rectangle(23, 398, 144, 34));
button1.setLabel("Staff Available");
button2.setBounds(new Rectangle(211, 396, 148, 34));
button2.setLabel("Submit Record");
button2.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
button2_actionPerformed(e);
this.getContentPane().add(label1, null);
this.getContentPane().add(label2, null);
this.getContentPane().add(label3, null);
this.getContentPane().add(label4, null);
this.getContentPane().add(label5, null);
this.getContentPane().add(label6, null);
this.getContentPane().add(label7, null);
this.getContentPane().add(label8, null);
this.getContentPane().add(label9, null);
this.getContentPane().add(label10, null);
this.getContentPane().add(textField1, null);
this.getContentPane().add(textField2, null);
this.getContentPane().add(textField3, null);
this.getContentPane().add(textField4, null);
this.getContentPane().add(textField5, null);
this.getContentPane().add(textField6, null);
this.getContentPane().add(textField7, null);
this.getContentPane().add(textField8, null);
this.getContentPane().add(textField9, null);
this.getContentPane().add(textField10, null);
this.getContentPane().add(button1, null);
this.getContentPane().add(button2, null);
public void fileExit_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
System.exit(0);
// exit(this);
// close();
//Overridden so we can exit on System Close
protected void processWindowEvent(WindowEvent e) {
super.processWindowEvent(e);
if(e.getID() == WindowEvent.WINDOW_CLOSING) {
System.exit(0);
void button2_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
// myFrame.close();
this.dispose();
void this_windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
this.dispose();
I also have an about box, staff details, and valuation forms.
what I am trying to do is for the New client form to be able to read and write from and to a file, and display the info.
I am working in JBuilder3, a bit out of date I know, but it is the best I can do. Any Ideas how to do this.

Word Docs have become Unix Executable Files!

The subject says it. This has happened on both my wife's iMac G5, and my MacBook Pro. Some, not all, of our Word docs, (both using 2004, running OS X.4.7) have had their icons turned into a gray console, and in "Get Info" identify themselves as "Unix Executable File." When opened in Word, I get the option to open as if it were a foreign file, and typically, it opens with all formatting gone, and all kinds of bizarre characters at the beginning (and sometimes end) of the doc.
Now, I can salvage the data, it seems, but is there some way to simply undo this damage without manually going through every file?
I must say, this is exactly the kind of junk that I would expect to find on a PC. This is a stunningly bad problem, by far the worst I've experienced in almost 15 years of using Macs. I would assume that Apple is aware of this, and that they can:
1) Explain what happened.
2) Explain a quick and easy fix.
Thanks to anyone (from Apple or otherwise) who can do 1 and 2 above.

Jeffois,
The first command I gave to you will render the directory in question, and all nested directories, inaccessible. The second command will make the diretories accessible again.
There is a possibility that there are files in this directory structure which are not owned by you. Not likely, but I must make the assumption that these could be encountered when I give such commands "in the dark" as it were. In such a case, you would see an error regarding these files, thus the warning.
You can return your directories to accessibility using the second command, regardless of errors you might encounter. If you do encounter errors, I will post a different form of the same commands that will work.
Be prepared to deal with this problem any time you transfer files from a Windows-formatted volume. This is not a Windows problem, but rather one of differences between the two file systems. If you see a file show up with the executable icon, you might want to remove the execute bit right away. Unfortunately, there is no way to do this in the GUI, so you must resort to using Terminal.
This shouldn't be too much of a problem. Just open Terminal, type this text with a traling space:
<pre style="overflow:auto; font-family: 'Monaco'; font-size: 10px">chmod a-x</pre>
then select all of the new files and drag them all into the Terminal window. This will create a rather long command line that includes the full path to every file you dragged in. Just press <RETURN>, and "POOF," no more execute bit!
Scott

ABAP to FTP connect to non SAP UNIX system

Greetings~
I'm looking for a way (via function modules and/or BAPI) to transfer data in flat files from an SAP UNIX system to a non-SAP UNIX system using an ABAP program. I see FM's FTP_CONNECT and FTP_COMMAND however these seem to only work with UNIX systems running SAP as they require RFC_DESTINATION information. Anybody know which (if any) FM's can be used without the necessity of the target system running SAP/RFC?
Thanks!

Hi Joseph,
Please refer the below program.
REPORT ZHR_T777A_FEED.
tables: t777a.                        "Building Addresses
Internal Table for Building table.
data: begin of it_t777a occurs 0,
        build like t777a-build,       "Building
        stext like t777a-stext,       "Object Name
        cname like t777a-cname,       "Address Supplement (c/o)
        ort01 like t777a-ort01,       "City
        pstlz like t777a-pstlz,       "Postal Code
        regio like t777a-regio,       "Region (State, Province, County)
      end of it_t777a.
Internal Table for taking all fields of the above table in one line
separated by |(pipe).
data: begin of it_text occurs 0,
      text(131),
      end of it_text.
Constants: c_key type i value 26101957,
           c_dest   type rfcdes-rfcdest value 'SAPFTPA'.
data: g_dhdl type i,      "Handle
      g_dlen type i,      "pass word length
      g_dpwd(30).         "For storing password
Selection Screen Starts
SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF BLOCK blk1 WITH FRAME TITLE TEXT-001.
parameters: p_user(30) default 'XXXXXXX'          obligatory,
            p_pwd(30) default 'XXXXXXX'          obligatory,
            p_host(64) default 'XXX.XXX.XX.XXX'   obligatory.
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF BLOCK blk1.
SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF BLOCK blk2 WITH FRAME TITLE TEXT-002.
parameters: p_file like rlgrap-filename default 't777a_feed.txt'.
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF BLOCK blk2.
Password not visible.
at Selection-screen output.
loop at screen.
    if screen-name = 'P_PWD'.
      screen-invisible = '1'.
      modify screen.
    endif.
endloop.
g_dpwd = p_pwd.
Start of selection
start-of-selection.
To fetch the data records from the table T777A.
select build stext cname ort01 pstlz regio
         from t777a
         into table it_t777a.
Sort the internal table by build.
if not it_t777a[] is initial.
    sort it_t777a by build.
endif.
Concatenate all the fields of above internal table records in one line
separated by |(pipe).
loop at it_t777a.
    concatenate it_t777a-build it_t777a-stext it_t777a-cname
                it_t777a-ort01 it_t777a-pstlz it_t777a-regio
                into it_text-text separated by '|'.
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g_dlen = strlen( g_dpwd ).
Below Function module is used to Encrypt the Password.
CALL FUNCTION 'HTTP_SCRAMBLE'
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      KEY         = c_key
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      DESTINATION = g_dpwd.         "Encyrpted Password
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This Function module will provide a handle to perform different
operations on the FTP Server via FTP Commands.
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      password        = g_dpwd
      host            = p_host
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      handle          = g_dhdl
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        NOT_CONNECTED.
if sy-subrc ne 0.
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else.
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      FNAME          = p_file
      CHARACTER_MODE = 'X'
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      TCPIP_ERROR    = 1
      COMMAND_ERROR = 2
      DATA_ERROR     = 3
      OTHERS         = 4.
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
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ELSE.
    write:/ 'File has created on FTP Server'.
ENDIF.
Call function 'SAPGUI_PROGRESS_INDICATOR'
    EXPORTING
      text = 'File has created on FTP Server'.
To Disconnect the FTP Server.
CALL FUNCTION 'FTP_DISCONNECT'
    EXPORTING
      HANDLE = g_dhdl.
To Disconnect the Destination.
CALL FUNCTION 'RFC_CONNECTION_CLOSE'
    EXPORTING
      destination = c_dest
    EXCEPTIONS
      others      = 1.
Regards,
Kumar Bandanadham.

Copy hidden system files from admin to client?

I'm preparing for a large rollout of Macs and one of our apps hides its license file with a . in front of the file name. Rather than type in the serial number 100 times, I'd like to simply blast out the license file via ARD to same relative location, but of course it's not visible to the OS/ARD. The containing folder is not hidden, it's just a single file that needs to be copied.
Is there any way to do this, perhaps by Unix cp command? How do you tell the remote computer to source the file from my computer, since the command is run locally on the remote machine. (Whew.)
Thank you.

Lots of people are unaware of those extra options in the Finder Search. The other one that's commonly needed but not known about is the option to search system files, which is also under "other". You may want to check the "In Menu" box for those two so that they are available directly from the pulldown menu; they're both needed pretty often for many people.
Happy to have been of help.
Cheers.

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After reformatting my hard drive and installing Panther server, I restored the Retrospect back up of files to my home directory. Unfortunately, all the files that didn't have suffixes (eg: .doc, .xls, .pdf, etc.) suddenly had their icons replaced with an icon of a black console with the word "exec" typed in. And their kind was lost and all became: UNIX Executable File.
Ever since this Panther server has been acting eratically.
I have been able to resurrect the affected files by opening them in their native application and resaving them with the proper suffix. But there are thousands of files and dozens of applications that could have made each file.
Is there a way to resurrect these files without having to open and resave every single file in its native application one at a time? Could these thousands of UNIX Executable Files be causing problems for Panther server?
Thanks for your input.
Gregg

Hi TropicalReef,
At some point during your backup/restore process the executable bit was set on your files. This should not cause a problem with the overall performance of the operating system. But to some extent this is a security risk. There are a number of GUI applications that can change file permission. I recommend you download one and remove the executable bit from your files. Read the developers documentation carefully. Changing file permission especially in batch mode can be very dangerous.
The easiest way to make you files double clickable is to add the appropriate suffix to the file name. Again there a number of shareware and freeware apps that will do this. Check MacUpdate and VersionTracker.

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After my previous external hard drive failed I had the data recovered and placed onto a new external drive. After looking at the files I have found that a number of them have become "unix executable files." I don't know what this is or how to fix it. It seems to have only happened to things such as saved emails, but there are some photos from my digital camera that have converted to this as well.
While looking into the problem I found that the company that recovered the data placed it all onto an external hard drive that is an MS-DOS File System (FAT32) format instead of a Mac OS format. Could this be the problem since all of my files were Mac files, and the hard drive they were recovered from was formatted to Mac OS?
If this is the case, is it something I can fix myself without loosing anything, or should I take it back to the place that recovered the data?
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Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Yes the file naming probably was messed about with when they copied stuff over to FAT32. The files are probably there. However, the just need the correct file suffix to associate with the correct programs. A good way to test the files without hurting them is to view them in the Terminal with the program called More. Go to Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal and you will be greeted by a prompt. At the prompt type the word
more
followed by a space (do NOT hit enter)
and drag the file into the terminal following the word "more" and then when the path appears, hit enter. If there is intelligible text, the file is probably an e-mail. If there is no intelligible text, it probably is an image, or a system file. Preview can open the files which are images and save them to specific formats. Depending on the number of files you had rescued, it might be better to ask them to rescue it again, but to a properly formatted volume. You can try yourself if you still have the old disk with Prosoft Data Rescue.
In anycase, this is a very good lesson to always backup your data in the future as my FAQ explains:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
Good luck!

Unix executable file- in backup email files

Hello,
I've searched the discussions and found a few posts that resemble my question but nothing exactly/ nothing suggested has worked so far.
I have entire email files backed up to a LaCie drive- 2 actually. All of the email backup icons have been changed to "Unix executable file"- the icon is a grey box with "exec" on it.
The promising side is that the files are still large- 301 mgs, etc- so I would think there is still information in the file.
I've tried going into "Info" and changing "open with" to entourage or thunderbird. Or even Excel to see if I could get a tab delimited file and convert. Nothing has worked so far.
I've seen this before with other types of backup files as well. I haven't changed operating systems, have only been working on Macs, this has happened both on a wireless ethernet disk and a firewire drive.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
jz

Hi,
Never fear! Your original MacOS disks should include the developer tools. They call it xcode these days. By default it should install extra command line utilities in /Developer/Tools. So really the command should look like:
/Developer/Tools/SetFile -t 'TEXT' -c 'CSOm' your_mbox
You can add /Developer/Tools to your $PATH variable to avoid the extra typing. But you can do that later. Just replace your_mbox with the path to one of your Eudora mail boxes that you've copied back to your harddrive.
Cole

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