Donna Garverick writes:
> shell/iX> ftp <ftprgh.cmd     # here I try to redirect stdin
> using "<"
> producing the following err
> FILE OPEN ERROR (PASCERR 692)
> FILE IS '$STDINX'

Try this hackaround from the shell:

        callci 'print ./ftprgh.cmd;out=$newpass'
        callci 'ftp.arpa.sys <$oldpass'

This works because we copy your input file into the MPE name space instead of
trying to use it directly from HFS space.

Note: you *must* use the single quotes here, or else sh will attempt to resolve
the $ variable names.

> given today's thread, i believe i know the answer about
> *why*
> this isn't working (although feel free to tell me otherwise
> :-)....

Apparently redirection is also messed up for HFS files, not just pipes.  :-(
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