[Info-vax] OpenVMS Aliasing

[Bob Koehler]

In article <9a529e5a-b8af-4b92-b921-1a3d8b5e8c55 at f30g2000pri.googlegroups.com>, Srikanth <gorantala.srikanth at gmail.com> writes:
> 
> My Problem is ..
> When I start an application is looks for _$4$DKA200:[OPENV.] Directory
> instead of _$4$DKA200:[OPENV] Directory
> I need to check why the application installed in _$4$DKA200:[OPENV]
> directory is redirected to _$4$DKA200:[OPENV.] directory ..

   Not it's not.  See below.

> Is there any way I can create alias for _$4$DKA200:[OPENV.] to
> redirect to again _$4$DKA200:[OPENV] folder ...
> 
> The error message getting displayed when I start my application .....
> 
> %DCL-W-ACTIMAGE, error activating image OPENV$ROOT:[EPC]EPC
> $CLI_ALPHA.EXE
> -CLI-E-IMAGEFNF, image file not found _$4$DKA200:[OPENV.][EPC]EPC
> $CLI_ALPHA.EXE;
> 
   You're system is complaining that there is no such file as
   _$4$DKA200:[OPENV.EPC]EPC$CLI_ALPHA.EXE

   [x.][y] is a way of saying [x.y], but allows more that 16 deep
   subdirectory nesting on older systems that had an 8 deep limit.
   It's usefull for lots of non-obvious things, like making
   _$4DKA200:[OPENV] look like a device instead of a directory.

   And it can be done wrong, leading to errors like the one you have.
   Look for a logical name that translates to _$4$DKA0:[OPENV.]
   and get it's attributes (show logical /full).