[Info-vax] Unexpected error using ZIP for OpenVMS

Sat Dec 17 12:56:41 EST 2011

On Dec 3, 6:22 am, RobertsonEricW <robertsoner... at netzero.net> wrote:
> I bumped across this error a while ago but am only now getting around
> to posting it. Just curious if anybody else has seen a similar
> problem. This is not what I would call a critical error. At the time I
> first encountered this error, I was using ZIP for OpenVMS because I
> happened to be logged into my OpenVMS machine when I became aware that
> I wanted to send these files to somebody else in an E-mail. But, I
> don't think that this particular issue will be frequently encountered.
> All other attempts to ZIP files with other more conventional RMS
> record formats on OpenVMS have executed without problems.
>
> The output below is from an attempt to ZIP windows DLL files on
> OpenVMS Alpha V8.3 that were created by Windows on a SAMBA share
> hosted on my OpenVMS machine. As far as windows was concerned the DLLs
> "looked" normal as it viewed them through SAMBA. Its possible that the
> RMS Record Format of "Stream, maximum 0 bytes, longest 32767 bytes" is
> confusing things. But that is only a guess.
>
> $ ZIP "-v"
> Copyright (c) 1990-2008 Info-ZIP - Type 'zip "-L"' for software
> license.
> This is Zip 3.0 (July 5th 2008), by Info-ZIP.
> Currently maintained by E. Gordon.  Please send bug reports to
> the authors using the web page atwww.info-zip.org;see README for
> details.
>
> Latest sources and executables are atftp://ftp.info-zip.org/pub/infozip,
> as of above date; seehttp://www.info-zip.org/for other sites.
>
> Compiled with DEC C V7.3-009 for OpenVMS (V8.3 Alpha) on May  5 2011.
>
> Zip special compilation options:
>         USE_EF_UT_TIME       (store Universal Time)
>         VMS_PK_EXTRA
>         BZIP2_SUPPORT        (bzip2 library version 1.0.6, 6-
> Sept-2010)
>             bzip2 code and library copyright (c) Julian R Seward
>             (See the bzip2 license for terms of use)
>         SYMLINK_SUPPORT      (symbolic links supported, if C RTL
> permits)
>         LARGE_FILE_SUPPORT   (can read and write large files on file
> system)
>         ZIP64_SUPPORT        (use Zip64 to store large files in
> archives)
>         [encryption, version 2.91 of 05 Jan 2007] (modified for Zip 3)
>
> Encryption notice:
>         The encryption code of this program is not copyrighted and is
>         put in the public domain.  It was originally written in Europe
>         and, to the best of our knowledge, can be freely distributed
>         in both source and object forms from any country, including
>         the USA under License Exception TSU of the U.S. Export
>         Administration Regulations (section 740.13(e)) of 6 June 2002.
>
> Zip environment options:
>         ZIP_OPTS:  [none]
>           ZIPOPT:  [none]
> $ zip test.zip [-...]*.*;*
>   adding: [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.temp] (stored 0%)
>   adding:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.3053_x-ww_b80fa8ca] (stored 0%
> )
>   adding:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.4053_x-ww_e6967989] (stored 0%
> )
>   adding:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.42_x-ww_0de06acd] (stored 0%)
>   adding:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.762_x-ww_6b128700] (stored 0%)
>   adding:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.DebugCRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.42_x-ww_f75eb16c] (stored
>  0%)
>    adding:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.3053_x-ww_b80fa8ca]msvcm80.dll
>
> zip warning: non-translatable vms error code: 0x181A8
> %rms-w-rtb, !ul byte record too large for user's buffer
>         zip warning: could not read input file:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^
> .50727^.3053_x-ww_b80fa8ca]msvcm80.dll
>  (deflated 69%)
>   adding:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.3053_x-ww_b80fa8ca]msvcp80.dll
>
> zip warning: non-translatable vms error code: 0x181A8
> %rms-w-rtb, !ul byte record too large for user's buffer
>         zip warning: could not read input file:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^
> .50727^.3053_x-ww_b80fa8ca]msvcp80.dll
>  (deflated 59%)
>   adding:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.3053_x-ww_b80fa8ca]msvcr80.dll
>  (deflated 49%)
>   adding:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.4053_x-ww_e6967989]msvcm80.dll
>
> zip warning: non-translatable vms error code: 0x181A8
> %rms-w-rtb, !ul byte record too large for user's buffer
>         zip warning: could not read input file:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^
> .50727^.4053_x-ww_e6967989]msvcm80.dll
>  (deflated 69%)
>   adding:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.4053_x-ww_e6967989]msvcp80.dll
>
> zip warning: non-translatable vms error code: 0x181A8
> %rms-w-rtb, !ul byte record too large for user's buffer
>         zip warning: could not read input file:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^
> .50727^.4053_x-ww_e6967989]msvcp80.dll
>  (deflated 59%)
>   adding:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.4053_x-ww_e6967989]msvcr80.dll
>  (deflated 49%)
>   adding:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.42_x-ww_0de06acd]msvcm80.dll
>
> zip warning: non-translatable vms error code: 0x181A8
> %rms-w-rtb, !ul byte record too large for user's buffer
>         zip warning: could not read input file:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^
> .50727^.42_x-ww_0de06acd]msvcm80.dll
>  (deflated 69%)
>   adding:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.42_x-ww_0de06acd]msvcp80.dll
>
> zip warning: non-translatable vms error code: 0x181A8
> %rms-w-rtb, !ul byte record too large for user's buffer
>         zip warning: could not read input file:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^
> .50727^.42_x-ww_0de06acd]msvcp80.dll
>  (deflated 60%)
>   adding:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.42_x-ww_0de06acd]msvcr80.dll (
> deflated 50%)
>   adding:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.762_x-ww_6b128700]msvcm80.dll
>
> zip warning: non-translatable vms error code: 0x181A8
> %rms-w-rtb, !ul byte record too large for user's buffer
>         zip warning: could not read input file:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^
> .50727^.762_x-ww_6b128700]msvcm80.dll
>  (deflated 69%)
>   adding:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.762_x-ww_6b128700]msvcp80.dll
>
> zip warning: non-translatable vms error code: 0x181A8
> %rms-w-rtb, !ul byte record too large for user's buffer
>         zip warning: could not read input file:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^
> .50727^.762_x-ww_6b128700]msvcp80.dll
>  (deflated 60%)
>   adding:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.762_x-ww_6b128700]msvcr80.dll
> (deflated 50%)
>   adding:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.DebugCRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.42_x-ww_f75eb16c]msvcm80d
> .dll
>
> zip warning: non-translatable vms error code: 0x181A8
> %rms-w-rtb, !ul byte record too large for user's buffer
>         zip warning: could not read input file:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.DebugCRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_
> 8^.0^.50727^.42_x-ww_f75eb16c]msvcm80d.dll
>  (deflated 74%)
>   adding:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.DebugCRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.42_x-ww_f75eb16c]msvcp80d
> .dll
>
> zip warning: non-translatable vms error code: 0x181A8
> %rms-w-rtb, !ul byte record too large for user's buffer
>         zip warning: could not read input file:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.DebugCRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_
> 8^.0^.50727^.42_x-ww_f75eb16c]msvcp80d.dll
>  (deflated 71%)
>   adding:
> [.usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.DebugCRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.42_x-ww_f75eb16c]msvcr80d
> .dll (deflated 60%)
> $ dir/full [-...]*.dll
>
> Directory DISK_USERS:
> [usr.robertson.test.MSVCRuntimeDLLS.x86_Microsoft^.VC80^.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8^.
> 0^.50727^.3053_x-ww_b80fa8ca]
>
> msvcm80.dll;1                 File ID:  (235254,1,0)
> Size:          936/944        Owner:    [ROBERTSON]
> Created:    22-JUL-2011 11:25:57.70
> Revised:    25-JUL-2008 11:17:20.00 (1)
> Expires:    <None specified>
> Backup:     <No backup recorded>
> Effective:  <None specified>
> Recording:  <None specified>
> Accessed:    3-DEC-2011 05:43:39.35
> Attributes: 25-JUL-2008 11:17:20.00
> Modified:   25-JUL-2008 11:17:20.00
> Linkcount:  1
> File organization:  Sequential
> Shelved state:      Online
> Caching attribute:  Writethrough
> File attributes:    Allocation: 944, Extend: 0, Global buffer count:
> 0, No version limit
> Record format:      Stream, maximum 0 bytes, longest 32767 bytes
> Record attributes:  Carriage return carriage control
> RMS attributes:     None
> Journaling enabled: None
> File protection:    System:RWED, Owner:RWED, Group:R, World:R
> Access Cntrl List:  None
> Client attributes:  None
>
> msvcp80.dll;1                 File ID:  (235255,1,0)
> Size:         1090/1104       Owner:    [ROBERTSON]
> Created:    22-JUL-2011 11:25:58.28
> Revised:    25-JUL-2008 11:17:20.00 (1)
> Expires:    <None specified>
> Backup:     <No backup recorded>
> Effective:  <None specified>...
>
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What is an unexpected error? What if you were expecting an unexpected
error? Aside from writing code, or repeating an action known to cause
a certain error, do you expect a certain error when it happens, making
that error and "expected error"?

"I wasn't expecting an error."

AEF