[Info-vax] VMS V8.4 (IA64) v. Non-directory file named fred.DIR; 1

[Jeff Goodwin]

"Steven Schweda" <sms.antinode at gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:650426fb-fa72-4d8f-9bbf-0599b9996dd6 at x17g2000yqj.googlegroups.com...
>   Someone please tell me that this has already been fixed,
> and that if I weren't a worthless-peon hobbyist, I would
> probably already have a patch for it:
>
> REX $ tcpip show version
>
>  HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Industry Standard 64 Version V5.7 -
> ECO 1
>  on an HP rx2600  (1.50GHz/6.0MB) running OpenVMS V8.4
>
> REX $ create /directory sys$sysdevice:[dir_bug]
> REX $ copy nl: sys$sysdevice:[dir_bug]dir_bug.dir;1
> REX $ dire sys$sysdevice:[dir_bug...]
>
> Directory SYS$SYSDEVICE:[dir_bug]
>
> %DIRECT-E-OPENIN, error opening SYS$SYSDEVICE:[dir_bug.dir_bug]*.*;*
> as input
> -RMS-E-ACC, ACP file access failed
> -SYSTEM-F-FILNOTACC, file not accessed on channel
> dir_bug.dir;1
>
> Total of 1 file.

>From a fully patched V8.4 rx2800 (including the RMS V3 patch):

$ create /directory sys$sysdevice:[dir_bug]
$ copy nl: sys$sysdevice:[dir_bug]dir_bug.dir;1
$ dire sys$sysdevice:[dir_bug...]

Directory SYS$SYSDEVICE:[DIR_BUG]

DIR_BUG.DIR;1

Total of 1 file.

-Jeff