[Simh] Transferring the licence file to the VAX emulator - THE FIX

[Brian]

On 12/17/18 8:28 AM, Brian wrote:

OK, thanks to all who helped. As I found from a website to which I was
directed, and as Mark also said, the solution was to copy the file off
the CD-ROM and then

SET FILE/ATTRIBUTE=(RFM=STM) VMSLICENCES.COM

Then run the commands again, and it all worked perfectly.

I guess I've forgotten a lot more about VMS than I thought in 30-odd
years. :( This could be an interesting (re-)learning curve...

Brian.

> Hi all,
> 
> Please bear with me for what I'm sure is a beginner question, but it
> has me beat. :(
> 
> I've set up SIMH, built it all, got my kits for OpenVMS and have
> installed the system. So far, so good.
> 
> The problem I'm having is in getting the licence file I received under
> the Hobbyist scheme onto the VAX. I had thought that 'burning' it into
> an ISO on my Linux box and then mounting that image would work. It
> does, but not completely.
> 
> According to the e-mail, the licence file is in the form of a VMS
> command file. On my Linux box, this looks just fine. However,
> irrespective of whether I use Linux or Windows line endings, when I
> transfer the file onto the VAX as above, all the lines run together
> and the file format is trashed. If I edit the file on the VAX, I can
> see the LF or CR/LF characters in the editor, just as they should be.
> 
> Maybe I've forgotten more about the VAX than I think. WHAT does it
> expect to see as a line terminator? If I know, then I can fix the file
> on my Linux box and transfer it over again, but if neither Linux nor
> Windows line endings work, I've no idea what I need to try. Or am I
> missing something, and there's some fundamental flaw with the whole
> idea of transferring text files via an ISO image?
> 
> I really don't want to have to enter all the licence data
> interactively, or fix a couple of thousand line endings in the editor!
> There must be SOME way of getting the file onto a new setup?
> 
> Thanks for any assistance,
> 
> Brian.
> 
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