# Help! Files transferred incorrectly

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-files-transferred-incorrectly/3241>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [May 22, 2002, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-files-transferred-incorrectly/3241 "2002-05-22T03:34:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-files-transferred-incorrectly/3241/1 "2002-05-22T03:34:43Z")

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I have a .cgi file that was transferred in binary mode. Does anyone know of a program that can convert it back to an ASCII file?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2002, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-files-transferred-incorrectly/3241/2 "2002-05-23T18:21:32Z")

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Just upload again?!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2002, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-files-transferred-incorrectly/3241/3 "2002-05-27T03:38:01Z")

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I wish I could. The old web guy didn’t transfer the files correctly, and all I have to work with are the screwed up files that are on the server.