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The Question is: Logical sys$announce points to a text file containing EVE escape sequences to control words appearing in bold/underline font. Excluding the escape codes each record is < 80 bytes. Under VMS 6.1 any pathworks client PC using the supplied VT320 terminal emulator when making a connection (LAT/TCPIP) to the VMS server, the initial login screen as defined by SYS$ANNOUNCE would be displayed correctly. There was no "wrap around" performed on any of the records. However, following an upgrade to VMS 6.2, the same PC clients accessing the same server with the same SYS$ANNOUNCE defined text file, certain records within the file that including the escape sequences are > 80 bytes now perform a "wrap". This is also the case for the SYS$WELCOME defined text file. This problem occurs only upon the initial connection between the PC client terminal emulator and the VMS 6.2 server. If a DCL type command is issued against the SYS$ANNOUNCE/SYS$WECOME defined text files when logged in the appear correct and do NOT wrap. I have scratched my head over this problem for days witn the result that i stll have no answer nor any hair left. Any ideas gratefully recieved. The Answer is : I would recommend against embedding escape sequences in the SYS$ANNOUNCE and SYS$WELCOME area, as one does not necessarily know if the device accessing the system can even display these sequences. (And things such as the LAT service announcements also use these text strings by default.) However, I would recommend contacting your software support organization, as there was apparently a change here somewhere.
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