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Re: Cannot Purge PRIV mode File Problem
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Duane Percox <[log in to unmask]>
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Duane Percox <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:47:06 -0700
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Brian writes:

>One thing I did forget to mention was that once I have the
>eight char (lowercase or uppercase) lockword, I am using the
>AIF intrinsic AIFFILEGPUT to plug the lockword into the file.
>
>So I am assuming that the AIF isn't smart enough to upshift
>all the letters before plugging the lockword into the file.

Wrong assumption.

The AIF routines were written for a certain level of programmer,
excercising a certain level of caution.

The AIF routines were not written for the average programmer to
magically become an above average systems programmer.

duane

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