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In article <1992Dec20.164501.291@rlgsc.com> gezelter@rlgsc.com writes:
[discussion about file formats on VMS vs. UNIX flat file deleted]
> Incorrect. The reason that you cannot read it with C is that C 
> has consistently ignored the standardization of IO interfaces.

#include <stdio.h>

(The first line in the first example code in the K&R C book)

Honestly it's the definition of IO that's missing here. C/UNIX
have standardized on NOT sequential but flat direct-access files
for the filesystem and sequential access for pipes, some devices,
input format for most system commands, etc.
Other OSes have standardized on supplying high-level file formats
only (which is braindead) and even others offer both.
I would hazard to say that using non-flat files just isn't as open
as flat files, simply because the lowest common denominator is
exceeded.

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