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Article #26Re: vms format files and unix format files
From: leres
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1987 06:14
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1987 06:14
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Organization: In article <986@epimass.UUCP> jbuck@epimass.UUCP (Joe Buck) writes: >Also, doing random seeks and modifications to a file only works if >it's in Unix format. In article <17989@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> I write: >I disagree with the statement that random seeks only work with Unix files; Then in article <999@epimass.UUCP> jbuck@epimass.UUCP (Joe Buck) writes: >You misquoted (or rather, misparaphrased) me. I said you can't >UPDATE a "VMS format" file using random seeks (as in read-modify-write). I think you misquote yourself. Forgive me for being so picky, but it's one of my bad habits. (Excuse me now while I don my asbestos jump suit...) Craig
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!clyde!rutgers!lll-lcc!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU!leres From: leres@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.os.eunice Subject: Re: vms format files and unix format files Message-ID: <18011@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: Thu, 26-Mar-87 01:14:15 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.18011 Posted: Thu Mar 26 01:14:15 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 28-Mar-87 00:43:15 EST References: <999@epimass.UUCP> Sender: usenet@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: leres@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU (Craig Leres) Lines: 19