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- From: leichter@lrw.com (Jerry Leichter)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
- Subject: re: VMSTAR help
- Message-ID: <9301251307.AA16577@uu3.psi.com>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 12:07:06 GMT
- Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
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- Organization: The Internet
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- I'm having problems with the version of VMSTAR on our system.
-
- VMSTAR is not a standard VMS program. It's a widely available DECUS/network
- utility that many people have hacked on. There are probably at least 10
- versions of the thing around. You yourself recognize this by saying you have
- problems "with the version of VMSTAR on our system". Did you consider telling
- us what version it was, just in case someone knew of a problem with it?
-
- It's
- probably a simple error, but the answer eludes me. What happens is
- when I try to untar a file, the program only recognizes the first file
- in the archive and proceeds to untar ONLY that file. I know the file
- isn't corrupt,
-
- And just how do you know this?
-
- just that VMSTAR won't for the life of me recognize the
- other files.
-
- What happens when you ask VMSTAR to simply list the files in the archive?
- Does it see only the first one? Does it report a reasonable size for the
- first one? What?
-
- How did this alleged tar file come into your possession? Does your VMSTAR
- work on other tar files? On other tar files from the same source?
-
- You say you can't "for the life of your" get VMSTAR to work. That phrase in
- common usage implies that you've tried a wide variety of things, expending
- significant effort, without success. WHAT have you tried? What were the
- results?
-
- You are asking people to guess. I COULD guess - I think with a reasonable
- chance of guessing right - but I decline to beyond simply challenging your
- bald statement that "the file isn't corrupt". Think about it: Computers are
- not magical. One of three things is happening:
-
- 1. VMSTAR is broken;
- 2. The file is corrupt;
- 3. You are suffering from delusions: VMSTAR is actually working
- correctly but your delusions are keeping you from seeing
- that.
-
- You choose.
- -- Jerry
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