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| 471.1 | | CSC32::BUTTERWORTH | Gun Control is a steady hand. | Thu Nov 10 1994 22:00 | 11 |
| >What's worse, as specified, the ARCHIVE file is
> not created either ... all data is LOST.
Granted there is a problem here but if you archive data to the NL:
device via /DIRECTORY=NL: then it's going to be lost. Period. What did
you expect to happen? of course the /KEEP qualifier should have been
honored and that is definitely a problem. There was more than 24 hours
of data in the logfile I hope????
Regs,
Dan
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| 471.2 | LOG data lost too | BSS::LIND | Jim Lind; 592-4099 CX03-1/N14 CNMC-West | Tue Nov 22 1994 22:19 | 7 |
| Yes, there was more than 24 hours of data in the log file.
We, of course, understand that sending data to the NL: device
was expected to loose the archive data. Point is, the log file
was cleaned also ... ALL data was lost, not just archive data.
Jim Lind
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| 471.3 | Since when was NL: a directory. | OPG::SIMON | | Mon Nov 28 1994 12:57 | 9 |
| Hi,
the reason this occurs is that NL: is not a valid system directory.
The current way archive works is to produce temporary files in the specified
directory both for the archived bit of the data and for what will become the new
log files. As NL: is not a directory the files do not exist and when the archive
exits ALL the data is gone.
(Section 4.5.1, pg 4-10 You cannot archive to a NON disk device)
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| 471.4 | | CSC32::BUTTERWORTH | Gun Control is a steady hand. | Mon Nov 28 1994 18:43 | 17 |
| Simon,
Actuall it is more basic than that even since th NL: device is *the*
bitbucket in VMS however your explanation did turn on the light. I
would like to see the following change:
Check the specified device to see if it's a disk device. If it
isn't then output a message saying so and abort the archive. Since these
are stream-LF files we could also store them on a files-11 mounted
tape I would think. If I get time I'd like to test it and see how it
works.
Regs,
Dan
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| 471.5 | | OPG::PHILIP | And through the square window... | Mon Nov 28 1994 21:16 | 11 |
| Dan,
Dont spend too much time "working" on this as the code for Archive
for V2.0 is just about all sewn up, it works differently than today, is
more reliable and gets around this particular problem.
And before you ask, no we cant retofit it to V1.5, too many changes would
be required.
Cheers,
Phil
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