I think I am stuck with a regular ftp client. That just makes the task of scripting more cumbersome. Wget would have been able to handle it in just one line.
-- Ben -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Maciej W. Rozycki Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 6:58 AM To: Bufford, Benjamin (AGRE) Cc: Tony Lewis; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: OpenVMS URL On Wed, 26 May 2004, Bufford, Benjamin (AGRE) wrote: > The colon is allowed in directory names and file names as far as I know. Well, then there's no way of automatic detection if the initial path element of an URL specifies a disk or a directory. Perhaps a special construct could be used, such as a double slash. > I don't use VMS much either, but in this case I need to retrieve data > from an OpenVMS server so I have learned a little about it. I am not > sure what amount of tweaking would address the issue, but apparently > there is currently nothing in wget, or any other program I have checked, > to handle that type of pathname as a URL. Well, as the last resort, you can always use a regular FTP client. -- + Maciej W. Rozycki, Technical University of Gdansk, Poland + +--------------------------------------------------------------+ + e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED], PGP key available + ****************************************** The information contained in, or attached to, this e-mail, may contain confidential information and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed and may be subject to legal privilege. If you have received this e-mail in error you should notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail, delete the message from your system and notify your system manager. Please do not copy it for any purpose, or disclose its contents to any other person. The views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. The recipient should check this e-mail and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused, directly or indirectly, by any virus transmitted in this email. ******************************************
