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Re: Use OpenVMS floppy

 
geir_2
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Use OpenVMS floppy

Hello,

I have some files that I want to move onto OpenVMS from Windows.

No problem to copy those files on the floppy, from Windows, but I when I try to copy those files from the floppy drive to OpenVMS the problem arise. Any suggestions? If some of you could give me a cookbook it would be great.

Geir

PS:
There is no connection between the computers
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Jan van den Ende
Honored Contributor

Re: Use OpenVMS floppy

Geir,

this if from looooong ago, and an aging memory, but I seem to remeber having done this by:

$ MOUNT/FOREIGN

$ EXCHANGE ....

For the specifics of your situation, I hope
$ HELP EXCHANGE holds enough info.

..

If you have regular needs for this, have a look at:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.os.vms/browse_frm/thread/639a3dbdd6cb60a3/045963a8ded11c31?hl=en#045963a8ded11c31

maybe it will be of use to you (or maybe not).

Let us know if / how you succeed, please?

Proost.

Have one on me.

jpe
Don't rust yours pelled jacker to fine doll missed aches.
Volker Halle
Honored Contributor

Re: Use OpenVMS floppy

Geir,

the OpenVMS FAQ has a couple of pointers to tools, which can read DOS floppies on OpenVMS:

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/faq/vmsfaq_011.html#util2

Volker.
Joseph Huber_1
Honored Contributor

Re: Use OpenVMS floppy


Have a look into the VMS Freeware (HP OpenVMS web site):
the program package WINFX does what You want.
http://www.mpp.mpg.de/~huber
Ian Miller.
Honored Contributor

Re: Use OpenVMS floppy

I use mgpcx
ftp://ftp.process.com/vms-freeware/fileserv/mgpcx.zip
work for me :-)
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Bojan Nemec
Honored Contributor

Re: Use OpenVMS floppy

Geir,

There is a program called PCDISK which is a part of Pathworks and Advanced Server.

Bojan
Anton van Ruitenbeek
Trusted Contributor

Re: Use OpenVMS floppy

Geir,

Does your alpha has a cd-player. I know this is not the best solution, but I normaly do this by CD. Create on Windows (a single session) CD and mount this CD on VMS using mount/over and the files are there. One nastynes is all the files will be (for VMS) 8.3 . So the long files on Windows needs a little help for VMS site.

AvR
NL: Meten is weten, maar je moet weten hoe te meten! - UK: Measuremets is knowledge, but you need to know how to measure !
Antoniov.
Honored Contributor

Re: Use OpenVMS floppy

Hi Geir,
I used PCDISK and works fine. If you have pathwork it's the best solution.

Antonio Vigliotti
Antonio Maria Vigliotti