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The Question is:
I want to write a sequential ASCII output file and be able to display ($TYPE)
the file while the image is running and the file is open.
By using fopen(fp, mode, "shr=get", "rat=cr", "rfm=var", "ctx=rec") with "w" or
"a" mode, I can avoid "file locked by another user."
But even using fflush(fp) and/or fsync(fp), the output isn't being written to
the disk until the file is closed. A $DIR on the file always appears as
0/<allocated> and $TYPE returns nothing.
I'm doing this with OpenVMS 7.2-1 and DECC 6.0, but I see the same behavior
with later versions.
What am I missing? How do I get the data written to the disk? I looked at the
freeware examples, but they seem to address only making sure the buffers are
flushed before the file is closed. I need to be able to examine the file at
any time.
The Answer is :
The OpenVMS FAQ covers what appears to be a variant of this particular
topic, and specifically a discussion of reviewing the contents of an
output file while the application is running. This involves setting
up the RMS file open operation for full file sharing, of course.
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