Re: Re[2]: smbfs reads Variable files incorrectly from VMS Samba
On Mon, 2003-03-31 at 14:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > RMS_HEURISTIC controls whether RMS analyzes selected sequential files to > determine if they are normal text or binary files. If RMS_HEURISTIC is enabled > (with a value of 1), RMS analyzes sequential files with both a record format > (RFM) of STM and a longest-record-length (LRL) of 0 when the files are initially > opened. By default in OpenVMS Version 7.1, the heuristic is disabled systemwide. > > > It affects only those files that would normally be of interest only to a > connecting Unix system. All that will be added is a little bit of overhead. At > the worst, the sysadmin can simply reset it to zero. It's certainly work the > brief trial, considering it's a dynamic parameter. That doesn't sound like it would be of any help for my failing test case, which involves a "Variable" file with LRL = 4. Even such a small, low-risk change would not be worth bothering my sys admin to try unless it seemed likely that it would help. But I'll keep it in mind if more promising alternatives don't turn up. Thanks, Ben -- Ben Armstrong-. Medianet Development Group, [EMAIL PROTECTED] `-.Dymaxion Research Limited http://www.dymaxion.ca/>`- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT ETIQUETTE MESSAGE BEFORE POSTING: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Re[2]: smbfs reads Variable files incorrectly from VMS Samba
>I did check this parameter and it is 0 on our system. But having my sys >admin change SYSGEN parameters is definitely outside of my comfort >zone. It needn't be. Here's what it does: RMS_HEURISTIC controls whether RMS analyzes selected sequential files to determine if they are normal text or binary files. If RMS_HEURISTIC is enabled (with a value of 1), RMS analyzes sequential files with both a record format (RFM) of STM and a longest-record-length (LRL) of 0 when the files are initially opened. By default in OpenVMS Version 7.1, the heuristic is disabled systemwide. It affects only those files that would normally be of interest only to a connecting Unix system. All that will be added is a little bit of overhead. At the worst, the sysadmin can simply reset it to zero. It's certainly work the brief trial, considering it's a dynamic parameter. Brian Tillman Internet: Brian.Tillman at smiths-aerospace dot com Smiths AerospaceAddresses modified to prevent SPAM. 3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS Replace "at" with "@", "dot" with "." Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991 This opinion doesn't represent that of my company PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT ETIQUETTE MESSAGE BEFORE POSTING: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
