transferring .image from mac to pc

> hi all,
> im having trouble transferring my work from mac to pc (running XP).
> as i understand the .image and .changes files is all i need, and they
> should be identical on mac/pc/whatever, right? only the VM changes.
> i've placed the .image and .changes files in the same folder as
> squeak.exe. when i drag the .image to squeak.exe i get a "Squeak fatal
> error". crash.
> i've done the mac work in squeak 3.7.1, and so i've tried to import the
> work on the pc both in 3.9 and all the 3.7 versions i have found on the
> ftp. same error.
> am i doing something wrong?
> below is a copy of the error msg and the crash.dmp file.
> cheers,
> jacob
>
> Squeak fatal error:
> Sorry bu the VM has crashed
> Exception code: C0000005
> Exception address: 00414340
> Current Byte code: 34
> Primitive index: 0
>
> crash.dmp:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Thu Dec 28 12:29:21 2006
>
> Exception code: C0000005
> Exception addr: 00414340
> Access violation (read access) at 0E8D1198
> EAX:04C44000    EBX:09B6A35C    ECX:00000000    EDX:0E8D1198
> ESI:09C8D198    EDI:005203F0    EBP:0119D0B8    ESP:0006FC88
> EIP:00414340    EFL:00010246
> FP Control: FFFF037F
> FP Status:  FFFF0000
> FP Tag:     FFFFFFFF
> VM Version: Squeak 3.7.1 (release) from Sep 23 2004
> Compiler: gcc 2.95.2 19991024 (release)
>
> Current byte code: 34
> Primitive index: 0
>
> Loaded plugins:
>
>
> Stack dump:
>
> 163973476 SmalltalkImage>snapshot:andQuit:embedded:
> 163973384 SmalltalkImage>snapshot:andQuit:
> 163973016 SmalltalkImage>saveImageInFileNamed:
> 163969708 SmalltalkImage>saveAs
> 163969524 TheWorldMenu>doMenuItem:with:
> 163969432 [] in MenuItemMorph>invokeWithEvent:
> 163969340 BlockContext>ensure:
> 163969248 Cursor>showWhile:
> 163969156 MenuItemMorph>invokeWithEvent:
> 163969060 MenuItemMorph>mouseUp:
> 163968968 MenuItemMorph>handleMouseUp:
> 163968704 MouseButtonEvent>sentTo:
> 163968612 Morph>handleEvent:
> 163968520 MorphicEventDispatcher>dispatchDefault:with:
> 163968428 MorphicEventDispatcher>dispatchEvent:with:
> 163968336 Morph>processEvent:using:
> 163968244 MorphicEventDispatcher>dispatchDefault:with:
> 163968136 MorphicEventDispatcher>dispatchEvent:with:
> 163968004 Morph>processEvent:using:
> 163967912 Morph>processEvent:
> 163967820 MenuMorph>handleFocusEvent:
> 163967544 [] in HandMorph>sendFocusEvent:to:clear:
> 163967636 [] in PasteUpMorph>becomeActiveDuring:
> 163967452 BlockContext>on:do:
> 163967360 PasteUpMorph>becomeActiveDuring:
> 163967176 HandMorph>sendFocusEvent:to:clear:
> 163967084 HandMorph>sendEvent:focus:clear:
> 163966940 HandMorph>sendMouseEvent:
> 163966848 HandMorph>handleEvent:
> 163966628 HandMorph>processEvents
> 163966720 [] in WorldState>doOneCycleNowFor:
> 163966536 SequenceableCollection>do:
> 163966444 WorldState>handsDo:
> 163966352 WorldState>doOneCycleNowFor:
> 163966260 WorldState>doOneCycleFor:
> 163966168 PasteUpMorph>doOneCycle
> 163886932 [] in Project class>spawnNewProcess
> 163887116 [] in BlockContext>newProcess
>
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> what do you mean?
> i have just copied the files from one computer to the other. can any
> convertion happen during that action?
> /j
>
> Kyle Hamilton wrote:
> > Make sure that you transfer the file without converting carriage
> > returns to CRLF -- i.e., in binary mode, not text mode.
> >
> > -Kyle H
> >
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> If you did a drag-and-drop file copy, it's unlikely that any
> conversion would take place.  What are the versions and builds of the
> VMs you're using on the Mac and Windows?
>
> -Kyle H
>
> On 12/28/06, jacob remin <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> what do you mean?
>> i have just copied the files from one computer to the other. can any
>> convertion happen during that action?
>> /j
>>
>> Kyle Hamilton wrote:
>> > Make sure that you transfer the file without converting carriage
>> > returns to CRLF -- i.e., in binary mode, not text mode.
>> >
>> > -Kyle H
>> >
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>

> yes, the copy was drag-and-drop via USB stick.
>
> the versions im running are:
> for windows: Squeak3.9-final-7067.image
> for mac: squeak3.8-6665full.image
> this is information from the file names... where can i actually see  
> the build/version information?
>
> i think its quite peculiar that the crash.dmp writes: "Version:  
> Squeak 3.7.1 (release) from Sep 23 2004", since this version was  
> not involved at any point?
>
> i see now that the latest stable version is 3.7.1. is it better to  
> stick to that one, when just starting out?
>
> best,
>
> /j
>
> Kyle Hamilton wrote:
>> If you did a drag-and-drop file copy, it's unlikely that any
>> conversion would take place.  What are the versions and builds of the
>> VMs you're using on the Mac and Windows?
>> -Kyle H
>> On 12/28/06, jacob remin <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>> what do you mean?
>>> i have just copied the files from one computer to the other. can any
>>> convertion happen during that action?
>>> /j
>>>
>>> Kyle Hamilton wrote:
>>> > Make sure that you transfer the file without converting carriage
>>> > returns to CRLF -- i.e., in binary mode, not text mode.
>>> >
>>> > -Kyle H
>>> >
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>>> Beginners mailing list
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>>> http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners
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> Hi jacob
>
> I do not understand what you are doing.
> Normally try to do the following.
> Close the file list or other tools that would be point to a file in one
> of your machine.
> Zip the image and the change file (do not rename them).
> Tranfer the files and drop the image ont he vm. It should work.
> I did all the image and distribution for my book on  a mac and for pc I
> just include another VM on the zip file.
>
> Stef
>
>
> On 28 déc. 06, at 17:33, jacob remin wrote:
>
>> yes, the copy was drag-and-drop via USB stick.
>>
>> the versions im running are:
>> for windows: Squeak3.9-final-7067.image
>> for mac: squeak3.8-6665full.image
>> this is information from the file names... where can i actually see
>> the build/version information?
>>
>> i think its quite peculiar that the crash.dmp writes: "Version: Squeak
>> 3.7.1 (release) from Sep 23 2004", since this version was not involved
>> at any point?
>>
>> i see now that the latest stable version is 3.7.1. is it better to
>> stick to that one, when just starting out?
>>
>> best,
>>
>> /j
>>
>> Kyle Hamilton wrote:
>>> If you did a drag-and-drop file copy, it's unlikely that any
>>> conversion would take place.  What are the versions and builds of the
>>> VMs you're using on the Mac and Windows?
>>> -Kyle H
>>> On 12/28/06, jacob remin <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>> what do you mean?
>>>> i have just copied the files from one computer to the other. can any
>>>> convertion happen during that action?
>>>> /j
>>>>
>>>> Kyle Hamilton wrote:
>>>> > Make sure that you transfer the file without converting carriage
>>>> > returns to CRLF -- i.e., in binary mode, not text mode.
>>>> >
>>>> > -Kyle H
>>>> >
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Beginners mailing list
>>>> [hidden email]
>>>> http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners
>>>>
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