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The Question is: The sources of my application are on the Alpha (running Open-VMS). I would like to edit them on my PC (running Windows NT4). I have a ftp server on both ends, so I can ftp to/from both ends. I have tried all, but my source files always get corrupted. Espe cially the newline characters disappear. I'm using VIM on my PC, which usually can handle files pretty good, so I don't think that's the problem. My colleages also report problems with files that get corrupted when they are ftp'ed to the Alpha's. Can you tell me what the cause is of this problem ?? The Answer is : Please donot ask the OpenVMS Wizard questions on other platforms, please instead contact a platform-specific Wizard for assistance. The OpenVMS Wizard expects this is an incompatibility between the sequential file formats -- this could be as simple as an incorrect sequential file setting on the file arriving from the remote system (sometimes resolvable using SET FILE/ATTRIBUTES, sometimes with CONVERT/FDL), or this could be a problem with the low-level sequential file format created on the remote system. Copy the file over to the target system and immediately back, and check the file format -- this will help isolate the problem to the FTP (ASCII mode) file transfer, to the remote platform and its file system and/or FTP tools, or to the tools. If this appears to be the tools, you will need to investigate the specific file format attributes available for saving the file, and the specific low-level sequential file format created. (Microsoft Windows systems are known to create very long records in expectation of performing the necessary text justification upon display, and the OpenVMS Wizard recommends use of the MS-DOS with line breaks format, if available.) VILE and other text editors are available on OpenVMS, and it may be simpler to acquire and use a terminal emulator. Please consult a platform-specific Wizard for all further assistance.
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