Record format
Steven M. Schweda
sms at antinode.org
Thu Jan 3 12:10:03 GMT 2008
From: rolf.mathisen at sandefjord.kommune.no
> We have recently installed Samba on VMS (Itanium).
Versions?
> We have problems in reading text-files produced on VMS. The CR/LF does not
> work. The data stream appears in a long line.
Produced how?
> The file attributes on VMS are:
>
> Record format: Variable length, maximum 0 bytes, longest 75 bytes
> Record attributes: Carriage return carriage control
That's among the least portable formats available. (Common, though.)
I know nearly nothing about this stuff, but I'd guess that if you
created the files with "Record format: Stream" (where CR-LF line endings
are used), or if you used CONVERT /FDL to convert existing files, you
might get better results.
$ convert in_file out_file /fdl = sys$input:
RECORD
FORMAT stream
$
> Do I have to change these attributes or is there anything to do in the
> SMB.CONF file?
As a test, I'd try changing the attributes on a file first. I don't
know; There may be some configuration setting which causes Samba to
convert the format on-the-fly. Someone with actual knowledge may have
better suggestions.
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