HP OpenVMS Systems

Ask the Wizard Questions

File System: File transfer

The Question is:

Greetings...

Just one question:  When I transfer the files VMS reports
record length too long.  I realize this is because the files
are in files-11 format.  How do I convert these to a format
that VMS will recognize?

VMS newbie

The Answer is:

>Just one question:  When I transfer the files VMS reports
>record length too long.

    From where to where? Which protocol being used?

>     I realize this is because the files
>are in files-11 format.  How do I convert these to a format
>that VMS will recognize?

    They MAY be in the right format already, just have the
    wrong attributes. Try DIR/FULL to understand what the
    atributes look like. You can change them using a command
    like $SET FILE/ATTR=(LRL=30000,RFM=STMLF).
    CHeck $HELP SET FILE/ATTR
    and	  $HELP EXHANNGE/NET

    To really figure out what's going on you may need to DUMP
    the first few block of the file and check the VMS guide to
    file as to what a file should more or less look like inside.