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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:*OLD* ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:IOSG::PYE
Created:Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4343
Total number of notes:18308

4008.0. "Rename Account fails" by LISVAX::SEPULVEDA (The Sunshine People) Mon Mar 21 1994 17:17

    Hi All,
    
    The option RNA - rename account is not working on the Portuguese kit of
    ALL-IN-1 v3.0A . Does it work on the English kit?
    
    When we rename an account we get a message saying that:
    
    An Invalid device was specified
    
    However - User$disk as been define /trans=(conc,term)
    
    Thank you all very much for all your help.
    Best Regards
    Ana
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4008.1Create [000000] for your concealed deviceTAV02::CHAIMSemper ubi Sub ubi .....Tue Mar 22 1994 06:4220
Ana,

The problem is the manner in which ALL-IN-1 checks for a valid device. It looks
for a directory [000000] in the MFD of the device specified. Now, if the device
specified is the physical device for the disk such as DUA0:, then this
directory exists (DUA0:[000000]). However, when the device specified is a
logical device such as a concealed device such as MYDISK: 
(def/tran=conc mydisk dua0:[mydir.]), then this directory does NOT exist by
default.

Although in the long run I believe the developers should find a more flexible
and elegant method for validating the device specified, the work-around that I
have been recommending to our customers is to manually create a [000000] in the
"MFD" of the concealed device.

Hope this helps.

Thanks,

Cb.
4008.2Currently under investigationIOSG::HULINIan Hulin, IOSG: REO, DTN 830-6141Fri May 20 1994 18:0954
Ana, Chaim,

We've lots of problem reports on this and it is under active investigation for
possible inclusion in a PFR. (I hope that's vague enough to prevent the
moderators blowing this reply away). 

The problem scripts are SM_RENAME.SCP and SM_RNA_DIRECTORY.SCP.  They should
basically be using the FILE$ dataset instead of trying to do roll-your-own
things with OA$DIR and OA$DIR_SEARCH, which were a bit cantankerous at the best
of times. . .

The tests in SM_RENAME.SCP should be something like:

.TEXT
.TEXT Update of VMS account details
.TEXT =============================

mumble . . .

GET #the_file_status = FILE$.STATUS[#old_a1_directory]
.IF #the_file_status EQ 14 THEN .GOTO invalid_dir
.IF #the_file_status EQ 10 THEN .GOTO invalid device
! Replacing:
!***********
!
! GET #parse = oa$dir_parse.allbutver[#old_a1_directory]
! .IF NOT OA$STATUS THEN .GOTO invalid_dir
! GET #old_user_dir_dummy = #old_a1_directory
! GET_TOKEN #old_user_dir_dummy, #user_dev,":"
! GET #old_user_dir_dummy = #user_dev ":[000000]000000.dir"
! .IF OA$DIR:#old_user_dir_dummy.%WHOLE[#old_user_dir_dummy] EQS '' -
! THEN .GOTO invalid_device

The ones in SM_RNA_DIRECTORY.SCP

! .IF OA$DIR_SEARCH.ALLBUTVER[#new_direct_file] NES #new_direct_file -
! THEN .GOTO failed_rename_dir
GET #old_direct_file = FILE$.ALL_BUT_VERSION[#old_direct_file]
GET #new_direct_file = FILE$.ALL_BUT_VERSION[#new_direct_file]
.IF FILE$.STATUS[#new_direct_file] NE 1 THEN .GOTO failed_rename_dir

There were a few other changes needed but that's the gist of it if you want to
try it out.  The real changes look a bit different from this so no guarantees or
support if you want to try it out.

Hope this helps,

Cheers,

Ian