spaces replaced by __20 after pathworks upgrade

[robert70]

i get a failure when using pwconvert on a file that has had its name changed - see above

[robert70]

obviously because the disk which has corrupted file names was already ODS5 I am getting this on a pwconvert also.....

$pwconvert *.*

File is not ODS-2 - $1$DGA1:[PCCOMMON.FAQ]FAQ__20001__20-__20157__20__20INDEX.DO
C;1

etc...........

[Hans Hosang]

Robert,

You should have run this command right after the upgrade.
Now several files have been touched by Advanced Server and now have an ODS5 header.

There are 3 undocumented switches to overcome this issue.
If either of the following checks fail, PWCONVERT refuses to perform a conversion.
- Is the device ODS5 ?
- Is the file's fileheader NOT already an ODS5 type?
- Does the file have a Pathworks ACE ?

This can be bothersome. Accessing a file (even a $type command) may already be enough to have OpenVMS automatically change the fileheader layout from ODS2 to ODS5.

Each of the above checks can be overruled with the /DISABLE qualifier:

$ PWCONVERT /DISABLE=(ods5, struct, ace)

where disable=ods5: do not check if the device is ODS5
disable=struct: do not check if the fileheader is ODS5
disable=ace: do not check if the file has a PWRK ace.

Normally it will suffice to use /DISABLE=(struct) or /DISABLE=(struct,ace).
Using /DISABLE=ods5 is not recommended.

Hope this helps.

[Hans Hosang]

Robert,

the crash you had in pwconvert is listed in the solved problems of V7.3B-eco1.

So I guess you didn't upgrade to the latest ECO version but to V7.3B plain.

Am I correct?
$ pwver should list V7.3-210B for the latest ECO version.

[robert70]

thanks hans

this command worked great thanks

>> $ PWCONVERT /DISABLE=(struct, ace)

[robert70]

>>$pwver should list V7.3-210B for the latest ECO version


we have V7.3-200B

[Hans Hosang]

Your version is outdated, Robert.
I'd upgrade to V7.3B-eco1 asap.

You can download it from our web:
http://www11.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?admit=109447626+1289298124257+28353475&patchid=ADVANCSERV-V0703-B1

[robert70]

THANKS HANS - WILL DO

[robert70]

THANKS ALL FOR HELP