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<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007><FONT face=Arial size=2>We are in the
process of migrating a variety of systems from Vax to Alpha.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007><FONT face=Arial size=2>The plan is to do a
serial migration of one system after another.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are online
interfaces between these systems, where a program from the first system reads
and writes subfiles in another system's data directory.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007><FONT face=Arial size=2>In order to maintain
this functionality we are currently trying to redefine the logicals to point to
the data directory on the other node. In other words defining logicals on the
Alpha that point to a data directory on the Vax:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007><FONT face=Fixedsys size=2>define RPY_DATA
YAK::DKA100:[RPY.WKP.DATA]</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007><FONT face=Arial size=2>For reading subfiles
and writing brand new subfiles this seems to be working fine, but when
overwriting an existing subfile (using Quiz for instance), the following
error occurs:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT
face=Fixedsys>> set subfile name rpy_data:inc-runs2 keep at emp-id<BR>>
go<BR>*W* The permanent subfile RPY_DATA:INC-RUNS2 will be cleared.<BR><FONT
color=#ff0000>*W* Data access error. (RPY_DATA:INC-RUNS2)<BR>%RMS-F-FTM, network
file transfer mode precludes operation (SQO
set)<BR></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=132063803-14052007><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=132063803-14052007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=132063803-14052007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Our Vax Systems guy has checked
all necessary access/privilege settings, but they all seem to be
alright.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=132063803-14052007></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=132063803-14052007>Does this ring a bell with anybody? Please let me know
if you need more detailed info, that I haven't considered as important at this
stage.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=132063803-14052007></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=132063803-14052007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alpha: OpenVMS V7.3-2 </DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Vax: OpenVMS
V7.3</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007>PowerHouse: 7.10G1</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007>Thanks,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007>Martijn Nabben</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=132063803-14052007>Fairfax Media, Wellington, New
Zealand</SPAN></DIV></FONT></SPAN></DIV></FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>