Conference ranger::pwosf

1802.0. "Unable to access utod && PW 6.1 && DU 4.0B ???" by MDR01::ARANCHA (MCS Madrid) Tue Apr 01 1997 06:50

Hi,
The customer had upgraded to Digital UNIX 3.2 C to Digital UNIX 4.0B and
Pathworks 5.1 to Pathworks 6.1.

After this upgrade he has the following error with the unix2dos command.

OESEFE.zqo.dec.com> ls
x1  x2  x3
OESEFE.zqo.dec.com> file *
x1:     ascii text
x2:     ascii text
x3:     ascii text
OESEFE.zqo.dec.com> unix2dos x* -v
Converting x1
Converting x2
Unable to access utod
UNIX2DOS: No such file or directory
OESEFE.zqo.dec.com>

Checksum :    19804     16 /usr/bin/unix2dos

With DUNIX 3.2C and Pathworks 5.1 ECO ??
jen004.sqo.dec.com> file *
r1:     ascii text
r2:     ascii text
r3:     ascii text
r4:     ascii text
jen004.sqo.dec.com> unix2dos r* -v
Converting r1
Converting r2
Converting r3
Converting r4

Can anybody explain me the error and why doesn't it work on 4.0B and 6.1 ??

Thanks in the advance,
Arancha

Hello Arancha


The two versions of unix2dos differ.
Since V6 a new functionality has been added to create
a unique temporary file preventing 2 users simultanaously
working in the same dir to modify the same file.
But with that the new unix2dos can't be used with several agruments.
I am giving you a work-around using simple shell scripts.
I've made a proposal fixing the source to Engineering group hoping
it will be incorporated in a next version.

Regards,
Jean-Pierre

------------------------------<cut here and save it>------------------------
#!/bin/sh
for i in $*
do
/usr/bin/unix2dos -v $i
done

    Thanks,
    Arancha