[Info-vax] Re; Spiralog, RMS Journaling (was Re: FREESPADRIFT)

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In article <nl0k69$nov$1 at Iltempo.Update.UU.SE>, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> writes:
>On 2016-06-29 15:45, VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>> In article <nl0gec$fke$1 at Iltempo.Update.UU.SE>, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> writes:
>>> It is not the size of the file on the disk. Simple as that.
>>
>> You're too thick.
>
>Calling an apple a pear won't make it so.
>
>What you try to talk about is the size of your data on the disk, which 
>is not the same as the size of the file on the disk.
>And we have already established that figuring out the size of your data 
>on the disk is also not doable in VMS.
>
>You can call ma any number of names, if that makes you happier. But at 
>the end of the day, nothing have changed. And starting to call names is 
>really not much of a technical argument.

Well, I know you don't want to go beyond your precious "C" but, since you do
seem to be implying sequential files, you might find some solace in the RMS
XABITM XAB$_FILE_LENGTH_HINT.  I can show you how to invoke the RMS from "C"
if you request.

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