VMS quesion

[Valentin Likoum]

On 18.03.2004 Johnson, Harold A EDUC:EX <Harold.A.Johnson@gems1.gov.bc.ca> wrote:

> Hi All.  Using the "do blob" command in PH works great, but does anyone know
> if I can convert the following VMS file structure:

> RMS FILE ATTRIBUTES

>         File Organization: sequential
>         Record Format: stream-CR
>         Record Attributes:  carriage-return 
>         Maximum Record Size: 0
>         Longest Record: 32767
>         Blocks Allocated: 24, Default Extend Size: 0
>         End-of-File VBN: 23, Offset: %X'00BE'
>         File Monitoring: disabled
>         Global Buffer Count: 0

> into

> RMS FILE ATTRIBUTES

>         File Organization: sequential
>         Record Format: fixed
>         Record Attributes:   
>         Maximum Record Size: 512
>         Longest Record: 512
>         Blocks Allocated: 417, Default Extend Size: 0
>         End-of-File VBN: 416, Offset: %X'0000'
>         File Monitoring: disabled
>         Global Buffer Count: 0


> I've tried several things (convert commands, set file etc.) but nothing
> works so far.  The original file is actually a PDF.


  But what does "nothing works" mean? Both commands definitly
succeeded, didn't they? "Set file" command fixes invalid file header
info when you have data in correct format but file header
contains invalid metadata. So it doesn't touch data, only file header.
"Convert/fdl" command converts file' data from one format to another.
So source file' header is expected to contain valid metadata before
conversion.

-- 
  Valentin Likoum
  valentin.likoum at ncc dot volga dot ru