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Re: Lowercase file/dir names on CD

 
Piet Timmers_1
Frequent Advisor

Lowercase file/dir names on CD

Hello,

I have a CD mounted, and see the directory:
$1$DQA0:[OpenVMS]

How can I read the files in this directory, and do a set default to it.

We use OpenVMS 7.3
I have tried the command SET PROC/PARSE=EXTEND but I still can not access this directory.

Greetings and many thanks,

Piet Timmers
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Karl Rohwedder
Honored Contributor

Re: Lowercase file/dir names on CD

Piet,

a SET DEFAULT DQA0:[OPENVMS] should work. The default is case-blind, which you may check with SHOW PROCESS/CASE.

Are there any error messages? Is this a VMS structured CD or a ISOxxx CD?

regards Kalle
Piet Timmers_1
Frequent Advisor

Re: Lowercase file/dir names on CD

Karl,

show process/case gives an error. Is this a new command and not available with 7.3

It is a ISO9660 CD.

The error message is that there is no directory on the Cd [OPENVMS], which is correct.

Greetings.
Volker Halle
Honored Contributor

Re: Lowercase file/dir names on CD

Piet,

can you do DIR $1$DQA0:[*...] and does it show that directory ?

Volker.
Karl Rohwedder
Honored Contributor

Re: Lowercase file/dir names on CD

Piet,

I created a Cd with 2 directories (one uppercase, one lowercase).If I mount it on VMS with:
$ mount/media=cdrom cd_ /over=id
%MOUNT-I-WRITELOCK, volume is write locked
%MOUNT-I-CDROM_ISO, DISK: (1 of 1) , mounted on _$1$DKC400: (SAP01)
$ dir cd_:<000000>

Directory SAP01$DKC400:<000000>

GROSSERO.DIR;1
KLEINERO.DIR;1

the filesnames a uppercased and truncated.

A SET DEF works:
$ set def cd_:
$ dir

Directory SAP01$DKC400:

RUNDIG.TXT;1
TLVIZ_1_.DOC;1

How did you mount the CD?

regards Kalle
Piet Timmers_1
Frequent Advisor

Re: Lowercase file/dir names on CD

Mayby this can help:

$ mount/over=id /medi=cdrom $2$dqa0:
%MOUNT-I-WRITELOCK, volume is write locked
%MOUNT-I-CDROM_ISO, BEB_10_5_AGENT: (1 of 1) , mounted on _$2$DQA0: (TEST)
$ dir $2$dqa0:[000000]

Directory $2$DQA0:[000000]

AS400.DIR;1 autorun.inf;1 BrightStor.ico;1 Browser.DIR;1
Install.DIR;1 Intel64.DIR;1 IntelNT.DIR;1 NWAgent.DIR;1
OpenVMS.DIR;1 setup.exe;1 setup.ini;1 Unix.DIR;1

Total of 12 files.
$ dir $2$dqa0:[*...]

Directory $2$DQA0:[AS400]

ARCSERVE.;1 CAINSTASO.;1 install.html;1 install.txt;1

Total of 4 files.
$ sh dev $2$dqa0:/full

Disk $2$DQA0: (TEST), device type HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8160B, is online,
allocated, deallocate on dismount, mounted, software write-locked, file-
oriented device, shareable, available to cluster, error logging is enabled.

Error count 0 Operations completed 80
Owner process "Default " Owner UIC [SYSTEM]
Owner process ID 000072ED Dev Prot S:RWPL,O:RWPL,G:R,W
Reference count 2 Default buffer size 512
Total blocks 401740 Sectors per track 8
Total cylinders 12555 Tracks per cylinder 4
Allocation class 2

Volume label "BEB_10_5_AGE" Relative volume number 1
Cluster size 0 Transaction count 1
Free blocks 0 Maximum files allowed 0
Extend quantity 0 Mount count 1
Mount status Process ACP process name "DQA0CACP"

Volume Status: ISO 9660.
Members of this volume set are $2$DQA0: (rvn 1).

$ dir $2$dqa0:[000000]

Directory $2$DQA0:[000000]

AS400.DIR;1 autorun.inf;1 BrightStor.ico;1 Browser.DIR;1
Install.DIR;1 Intel64.DIR;1 IntelNT.DIR;1 NWAgent.DIR;1
OpenVMS.DIR;1 setup.exe;1 setup.ini;1 Unix.DIR;1

Total of 12 files.
$ set def $2$dqa0:[OpenVMS]
$ dir
%DIRECT-E-OPENIN, error opening $2$DQA0:[OPENVMS]*.*;* as input
-RMS-E-DNF, directory not found
-SYSTEM-W-NOSUCHFILE, no such file
$
Dale A. Marcy
Trusted Contributor

Re: Lowercase file/dir names on CD

Can you do a:

$ dir/full $2$dqa0:[000000]openvms.dir
Arch_Muthiah
Honored Contributor

Re: Lowercase file/dir names on CD

Piet,

After setting the case using
$ SET PROCESS /CASE=BLIND /PARSE=TRADITIONAL

what does it show
$ SHOW PROCESS /CASE /PARSE

Also go thru this VMS - WEBES known issue related with case senstive under
"1.6.5 OpenVMS WEBES Issues"

http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/svctools/webes/webes_rn.pdf


Archunan
Regards
Archie
Steven Schweda
Honored Contributor

Re: Lowercase file/dir names on CD

> show process/case gives an error. Is this
> a new command and not available with 7.3

Apparently. It's not in the on-line docs
for V7.3, but it is for V7.3-2. I don't
know exactly when it appeared.

> After setting the case using
> $ SET PROCESS /CASE=BLIND /PARSE=TRADITIONAL
>
> what does it show
> $ SHOW PROCESS /CASE /PARSE

Typically useful advice, AM.

No bets, but you might look for a
DCL/DIRECTORY and/or MOUNT patch. This sort
of thing may be why V7.3-2 is more popular
than V7.3 on Alpha.
John Gillings
Honored Contributor

Re: Lowercase file/dir names on CD

Piet,

Your best bet would be to install V7.3-2 - it's basically just a big patch. There shouldn't be any valid reason that you can't install it (bear in mind how long ago it was released!)

If that's not possible, you *may* be able to access files with judicious use of wildcards. For example, try:

$ DIR $2$DQA0:[O*VMS]

If that works, try COPYing the files to a local drive.
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