[MacPerl] MacPerl and BinHex

[Greg Aiken <grega9@idt.net>]

I have tried many times to download a Mac BinHex file across the
internet and onto my PC (since I have a very fast internet connection at
my office - where I use a PC), I then copy the binhex file onto a PC
floppy disk and take the floppy home to my Mac (which can of course read
Mac and PC floppies equally well).  I then use Stuffit Expander to try
to recreate the original Macintosh file(s) from the binhex file found on
the PC floppy.  At best, the 'Un-Stuffing' process is a hit-and-miss
proposition.  Sometimes this works.  Most times it does not.  Sometimes,
Expander will not even recognize the file as being un-stuffable.
Othertimes, the file will begin to un-stuff, then the program will hang.


1.  I was wondering if anyone has had similar experience and found a
solution to this nightmare.

2.  More specifically, does there exist a BinHex decoder module that
works with MacPerl?  Please point me to the direction of this Godsend.

3.  If not, can anyone point me to the algorithm that would allow me to
write a Perl program to accomplish this feat?


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