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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
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Subject: Re: saving VMS RMS file type with transfer to DOS?
Date: 23 Oct 1998 16:32:31 GMT
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In article <70qaa3$5st$1@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>,
Rod B. Nussbaumer <bomr@lin01.triumf.ca> wrote:
: I have problem that I initially dismissed as insurmountable, but
: all the smart folks in this group may be able to prove me wrong.
:
: The objective is to transfer a *lot* of files from a VAX (VMS) to a
: PC running DOS/Windows. On the PC, the files are to be written to
: a CD using a DOS/Win hosted CD writer. The CD is to be then read
: with a CD reader mounted on a VAX. The problem is that the RMS
: record type is lost in the file transfer *unless there is some
: provision for this that I don't know about*. From what I know
: about MS-Kermit & MS-DOS, there is no concept analagous to VMS's
: RMS, and therefore no way of preserving it during file transfers.
:
That's absolutely correct.
: Hosting the CD writer on the VAX is not an option. There is no
: requirement to use the files on the PC, other than to write them
: to the CD.
:
: Any suggestions welcome, including alternative file transfer
: protocols/methods.
:
It's easier than you think. Use C-Kermit 6.0 on VMS:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck60.html
Use Kermit 95 on the PC if it is running Windows 95, 98, or NT (or OS/2):
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95.html
Or use MS-DOS Kermit if it is running DOS or Windows 3.x:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/mskermit.html
Now simply tell C-Kermit to:
SET FILE TYPE LABELED
before sending the files to the PC (see the VMS Appendix of "Using C-Kermit"
for details). Then go ahead and put them on your CDROM. To restore them to
VMS from the CDROM with all their original RMS attributes, use the
CKV*CVT.EXE program that comes with VMS C-Kermit (* = A for Alpha, V for VAX).
(I'm not sure if CKVxCVT can read directly from the CDROM or if the files
must first be copied to a regular VMS disk -- I don't know that much about
how VMS supports CDROMS...)
- Frank