[Info-vax] USing UltraEdit against OpenVMS.

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote 2011-02-20 14:49:
> Hi.
> I'm using UltraEdit (UE) to access and edit file on my OpenVMS system.
> UE V16.30 and :
>
> HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Alpha Version V5.6 - ECO 5
> on an AlphaStation XP900 466 MHz running OpenVMS V8.3
>
> Now, after an upgrade to the latest UE (16.30) I have some
> trouble accessing the files over FTP.
>
> When trying to "open" a listed file in/from UE, I get output
> like this in the UE FTP output window :
>
> 14:28:17: SIZE ADD_ITEM_2.COM;2
> 14:28:17: 257 "TRAD_ROOT:[000000.TRADSCHED]" is current directory.
> 14:28:17: MDTM ADD_ITEM_2.COM;2
> 14:28:17: 502 SIZE is unimplemented.
> 14:28:17: TYPE A
> 14:28:17: 502 MDTM is unimplemented.
>
> And the "open" operation in UE is "aborted" due to the MDTM error.
>
> Now, is this some limitation in TCPIP Services ?
> Would it be worth the effort to try with, say, the MGFTP package ?
> That is, does someone know if SIZE and MDTM are implemented in MGFTP ?
>
> Note also that I have st the "server-type" in UE to "OpenVMS".
> And yes, I have also asked about this on the UE user forum...
>
>

Ah well...
Found a HGFTP kit and it (HGFTP) support both SIZE and MDTM.

Currently downloading.

Now the question is how to replace the TCPIP Services FTP server
with the one in HGFTP...