[Info-vax] RMS - Wish list

[Greg Tinkler]

> > re $GET, sorry yup you are correct you can use $GET to get an arbitrary range of yes from a UDF file, but you cannot you $UPDATE. 
> > %RMS-F-CUR, no current record (operation not preceded by $GET/$FIND), even if you do a $FIND or $GET before.
> Hmm, $update just works for me - with the same size as the $get. 
> Tested on EISNER, AlphaServer DS20 500 MHz OpenVMS V8.4-2L2. 
> Test program: 
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_5Vi1qRjh--4_HiuuTPJQ6KVE3v5O7rQ/view?usp=sharing 
> 
> Hein.
Thanks for that Hein
It turns out $find() does not work, but $get() does.  I can only assume because $get has a 'record length by way of the usz, whereas $find does not.

Anyway, as a result it really does raise the question as to way SSIO is needed when RMS clearly can do the job. Yes I have written the code, and done some testing, but was just a proof of concept.  If I can do that in under 2 weeks...

PS sys$modify()  got a pointer to some doco?  Very useful.

gt