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From:
Carl Friedberg
Date:
November 18, 2002 13:12
Subject:
RE: [foo.bar][baz.biff]file.tmp doesn't happen to work, does it?
Message ID:
0AAE9DEC07039D40A2D1A5CA6ABE6FAD8D3A25@Boole.esb.com
Jordan's right, my user02 is already a rooted logical
(concealed device) which is why my second example failed;
it would have worked if user02 were a real device name.

$ dir $5$dka102:[use2root.friedberg.tools.][com.fms]

Directory $5$DKA102:[USE2ROOT.FRIEDBERG.TOOLS.][COM.FMS]


FSC_GENERAL.DEVX;1       11/36
FSC_GENERAL.DIFF;1        3/36
FSC_GENERAL.PRDXX;1      11/36

Total of 3 files, 25/108 blocks.

Thanks, Jordan.

Carl

-----Original Message-----
From: Henderson, Jordan (Contractor) (DAASC)
[mailto:jhenderson@daas.dla.mil] 
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 4:07 PM
To: 'Michael G Schwern'
Cc: vmsperl@perl.org
Subject: RE: [foo.bar][baz.biff]file.tmp doesn't happen to work, does
it?


No, but

	VOLUME:[foo.bar.][baz.biff]file.wif
                     ^ (note the dot here)
is equivalent to

	VOLUME:[foo.bar.baz.biff]file.wif

Note that you only get one extension this way:

	VOLUME:[foo.][bar.][baz.biff]file.wif

Does not work.

Jordan Henderson

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