Article 165721 of comp.os.vms: >From: SMTP%"Douglas.J.Hipenbecker@jci.com" 18-FEB-1997 14:12:27.84 >To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com > Recently, we ported that SAMBA for VMS to one of our Alphas to try > out. > I thought "Oh boy, this is free and PW connectivity for W95 and WNT > requires client licensing dollars". And I thought Bill Gates invented per-seat licensing !! > We got it to work and map shares and see the files and life looked > good. > HOWEVER, THE VMS FILE FORMAT IS NOT PROPERLY TRANSLATED TO THE PC > CLIENT. > In other words, try to edit the file from the share on the PC and you > will find that the VMS carriage return and form feeds are NOT properly > translated. The entire file contents of a simple VMS flat sequential > file appear to be one gigantic line in the editor on the PC. Well yes and no. For Samba for VMS V1.9.16P9 on Alpha/VMS 6.2 1) If you map a PC drive to a VMS share and use the PC to create and manipulate text files on the VMS file system everything is hunky-dorey. 2) On the other hand if you create a file from the VMS end and don't specify RECFM=STREAM big time confusion! The file will load into your Win95 application OK but if you save the file Samba over-writes the old file with the updated copy and apparently doesn't use record mode to do it, corrupting the VMS record format - i.e. the VMS files record format remains what it was initially but the contents are a PC stream ( terminated lines). It also appears to drop the on the last record. In any event VMS can no longer read it correctly. Now you may say this is not good! And I would agree. But keep in mind the Samba for VMS web page makes it clear that this is Beta (should be Alpha?? (pardon the pun)) test software. BTW - printer sharing works fine. > We could not find any SAMBA option to correct this. I think the solution is in the code ;-) Hopefully not a big deal but I havn't looked yet. But I CAN look AND touch if need be! Unfortunately the author of the VMS port is reportedly unable to provide ongoing support but hopefully less besieged VMS proggies will pick up the baton. It would be a shame to see his efforts die at this juncture. There's an awfull lot of what appears to be quality work there already. Dan