[Info-vax] width of "size" when /unit=byte

[Neil Rieck]

On Nov 4, 9:55 am, Jan-Erik Söderholm <jan-erik.soderh... at telia.com>
wrote:
> Neil Rieck wrote:
> > On Nov 4, 9:02 am, Jan-Erik Söderholm <jan-erik.soderh... at telia.com>
> > wrote:
> >> Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
> >>> Christoph Gartmann wrote:
> >>>> Which version of VMS?
> >>> 8.2
> >> Ah, never mind, this seems to be "fixed" in 8.3 :
>
> >> $ set proc/unit=block
> >> $ dir dsa100.bck
>
> >> Directory $1$DGA1400:<DIST>
>
> >> DSA100.BCK;1        *******/*******   3-NOV-2009 23:35:59.59
>
> >> Total of 1 file, 23028201/23028267 blocks.
>
> >> $ set proc/unit=byte
> >> $ dir dsa100.bck
>
> >> Directory $1$DGA1400:<DIST>
>
> >> DSA100.BCK;1        10.98GB/10.98GB     3-NOV-2009 23:35:59.59
>
> >> Total of 1 file, 10.98GB/10.98GB
> >> $
>
> >> Jan-Erik.
>
> > Well, first off I was wondering if you have redefined the "DIR" symbol
> > because date+time are always presented even though you never
> > explicitly requested it. Secondly, I have found that if I reserve
> > enough space for FILENAME, then all other fields usually display
> > properly.
>
> > NSR
>
> No, the problem was the default 7 pos size of the "size" field.
> If the size in blocks was over 7 chars, the size in bytes would
> not display, even if it was less then or equal to 7 chars.
>
> The actual format of *my* posts was edited so that shouldn't wrap.
> It was the handling of the "size" field that was interesting.
>
> And I have now verified that this is different between 8.2 and 8.3.

Oops. All my systems are at 8.3 so I won't be able to play with 8.2.
Never the less, I'll continue playing with the SIZE field to see what
happens. (so was your DIR command redefined as DIR/DATE/SIZE=ALL ?)

NSR