In fact, I've transfered *binary* files this way (to/from Unix systems, mind,
no
Winders anywhere in sight). I'm not sure what restrictions Winders puts on
the clipboard, if any, but there is very little restriction put on it in X.
I used a modified version of the 'xselection' program for X that I hacked to
handle the binary data. If anyone wants it, I can post the URL for the
original and the patch to the list. The only drawback with the modified
program is that it appends an extra 'null' byte to the selection (necessary
if it really is a string).
According to Dries Feys:
> I rather like the clipboard method of file transfer. Writing a simple pair
> of "send" and "receive" programs to put files onto the clipboard in a
> standard format and pick them back off would be useful in other situations,
> wouldn't be overly complicated (UUencode could almost do the job) and would
> neither "pollute" the VNC binaries nor the protocol.
--
Grant McDorman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sr. Software Design Consultant
Cedara Software Corp. <URL:http://www.cedara.com>
(formerly I.S.G. Technologies Inc.)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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