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Re: [ID 20011105.081] Accessing remote file on OpenVMS with perl5.6.1 fails

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From:
Brad hughes
Date:
November 6, 2001 16:30
Subject:
Re: [ID 20011105.081] Accessing remote file on OpenVMS with perl5.6.1 fails
Message ID:
3BE87EF0.B1185BBF@tgsmc.com
"Craig A. Berry" wrote:
> >The following perl script attempts to create a file on a remote node.
> >
> >open (FH,'>MLB1::A.A') or die "Failed to open file\n";
> >print "Got here\n";
> >print FH "test";
> >close FH;
> >
> >The output is as follows:
> >
> >$ perl a.pl
> >Fatal VMS error (status=2312) at DKC0:[PERLSRC5_6]VMS.C;1, line 5962 at a.pl
> >lin
> >e 1.
> >%SYSTEM-W-NOSUCHDEV, no such device available
> >
> 
> Doug,
> 
> I suggest reposting this to vmsperl@perl.org.  I frankly didn't think
> DECNet operations were supported, but it looks like we may be closer
> than I thought and might be able to track this down with your help.

This has always worked for me.

I suspect some sort of DECNET configuration problem.  Perl and DECNET
play fine together, though in the past I've had problems with certain
file test operations on remote files.  That was a long time ago, though,
and may have involved access through DEC's old DECNET SecurityGate product.

Brad

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