[Info-vax] VMS enhancement suggestion: Add a "read regardless" file open option.

[Dave Froble]

On 11/9/2020 8:30 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On RSTS/E, you can view the contents of a file opened for write by
> specifying mode 4096 as in:
>
> pip filename.dat/mo:4096
>
> What would be involved in adding a "read regardless" file open option
> to VMS which would allow the opening of files for read only even if
> they are already open for write, and then adding a qualifier to $ TYPE
> to use this new option ?
>
> How useful would others here find this capability ?
>
> Simon.
>

Hmmm ....

Seems like VAX Basic has a "read regardless" lock qualifier ...

Might that be helpful?

And of course RMS would have the capability.

As for the TYPE utility, haven't looked ...

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