![]() ![]() CommanderJameson raised this issue above. The instructions say not to try this in UNIX, which will be unhappy about the semicolons. Quote:Originally posted by dh87:In VMS tar, there is a /VERSION switch, which will include all the versions of each file and will end each filename with a semicolon followed by the version number. I wouldn't want it on my desktop (the "new desktop" is almost uniquely ghastly to use for anything other than multiple DECTerms), but I definitely prefer it tending my data.Do you intentionally keep multiple file versions? I have mild OCD about keeping the VMS systems in my purview PURGEd. SHOW CPU/FULL will detail the processor, and SHOW MEMORY will give you more information than you wanted about the RAM situation.It's probably still in use because it works, is highly reliable, and VMS is very deterministic when it breaks, it breaks for a reason, and finding and fixing that reason will resolve the problem.The downside of this is that rebooting a VMS box rarely fixes a problem, but the upside is that rebooting a VMS box rarely fixes a problem.I love VMS. There was a UNIX port of GCG (The University of Wisconsin's Genetics Computer Group), which was originally a VMS program, but my university didn't buy it. I like it because I am reasonably fluent in VMS. I can't explain exactly why it's still in use. I don't see immediately how to get the specs. Quote:Originally posted by dh87:quote:Originally posted by Thinine:I'm interested in the tech specs of this VAX. The syntax for expressing directory trees on VMS differs from OS X, but a directory is a directory is a directory. Try dropping the "-p PASSWORD" parameter the FTP server should then say something like "password required for user USER" and prompt you for it.As for the zip thing - a zip file created on VMS will unpack as you would intuitively expect on another operating system. A faint and distant bell is ringing in my head with regard to NCFTP and VMS. How would OS X be able to interpret VMS directory trees? I might end up with files named FILENAME.EXT.#As I posted above, I can't figure out how to get NCFTP to connect to the VAX. ![]() The files that I have retrieved by FTP do have numbers at the ends.I don't know what would happen if I zipped the files (which I don't know how to do) and brought back a single file. I have some files on the VAX that are distinguished by different version numbers. Quote:CJ: I don't understand your concern about version numbers. How would OS X be able to interpret VMS directory trees? I might end up with files named FILENAME.EXT.#As I posted above, I can't figure out how to get NCFTP to connect to the VAX.-Thanks to everyone for responding. Unfortunately, the site you reference is an Intel-only, 10.5+ installer, and my computer is PPC and 10.4.CJ: I don't understand your concern about version numbers. What am I missing?HG: I don't have "ports" installed. The standard FTP command can be run on the VAX or on the Mac to transfer individual files.Sivilius: I am not in charge of the VAX, and I won't be able to persuade anyone to install anything on it.bstone: I am not sure that that website helps me. When I select a whole directory, there's a Mac error (error -37, which might be a bad file name, and the problem might be that VMS directories take the form. I can use my old version of Fetch to get individual or multiple files. An FTP client that doesn't understand VMS is going to tack " 1" (or some such) on the end of all your filenames.Probably the easiest thing to do would be to use Zip to bundle everything up, with the option to preserve VMS attributes and version numbers turned off, and just FTP the resultant zipfile.An FTP client that works with VMS is the aforementioned NcFTP. If the VAX has the TCPIP product installed, it should support FTP.(If you're on good terms with your administrator, or it's you, you could check by running SYS$STARTUP:TCPIP$CONFIG to turn the FTP server on)The more pernicious problem is likely to be the VMS file version numbers. My bad, I didn't not read carefully enough.Are you sure your vax even supports the FTP protocol? You might have to use kermit. ![]() Compiling sources is probably beyond my capabilities. I downloaded it, and it gives an error message about VMS.HG: I will investigate the compiled wget. Quote:Originally posted by mdporter:quote:Originally posted by dh87:mdp: Cyberduck does not appear to support VMS. ![]()
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