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[log in to unmask][log in to unmask]@;*DDS;DIRECTORY;MAXTAPEBUF;PROGRESS;SHOW

I can neither RESTORE nor VSTORE any files from these backups.

I suspect:

1) It might be something having to do with the number of files
stored, since I am able to divide the full backup between two tapes of
around 10000 and 6000 files, with the latter containing the ;DIRECTORY parm. [...]45_11Jul199717:36:[log in to unmask]
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[log in to unmask][log in to unmask]] wrote:
>
> And, before all Win95 users rush out to get SR2 be advised:
>
> 1. It will not run on older PC's, which is why it is an OEM SR
only.

Actually, it will run on *some* of the older systems. The benchmark
here is that if the system was less than 12 months old as of January,
1997, a P90 or better, then you should not have any problems at all.
If it's an older system though, then yes - I would not try to [...]40_12Jul199716:47:[log in to unmask]
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Tue, 8 Jul 1997 10:27:38 +0200
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John wrote:
>if you enter a colon (:) at the CI prompt (top level), you merely get
INVALID
>FIRST CHARACTER IN COMMAND NAME. If you do this on MPE/iX 5.5, it logs you
off
>the system. Is there a reason behind this or is it a "feature"?

And Lars answered:
> This sounds like the difference between READ and READX intrinsics to me

I just had to try this, and would be really interested if someone could
explain why the CI changes behaviour whith the change of the HPPROMPT
variable, if what is shown below is related to John's original question,
and, if this is to be considered a bug or a feature (:-):

-<'test;-)-result', my input (afterwards) enclosed in '"',comments in '<>'>-

:"hello mgr.kemtest"
CPU=1. Connect=3. TUE, JUL  8, 1997,  9:50 AM.
ENTER ACCOUNT (KEMTEST) PASSWORD:

HP3000  Release: C.50.00   User Version: C.50.00   TUE, JUL  8, 1997,  9:50
AM
MPE/iX  HP31900 B.79.06  Copyright Hewlett-Packard 1987.  All rights
reserved.
:":"
:       <nothing happens>
:"setvar hpprompt hpuser"
MGR":"
Invalid first character in command name. (CIERR 9090)
        <so now I get CIERR 9090>
MGR"MGR"
MGR     <hmm.. nothing again, this is really related to the prompt>
MGR"setvar hpprompt 'SHOWME'"
SHOWME"SHOWME"
SHOWME  <so now I can't do a showme!!>
SHOWME"showme"
USER: #S11061,MGR.KEMTEST,PUB      (NOT IN BREAK)
RELEASE: C.50.00   MPE/iX HP31900 B.79.06   USER VERSION: C.50.00
CURRENT: TUE, JUL  8, 1997,  9:57 AM
LOGON:   TUE, JUL  8, 1997,  9:50 AM
CPU SECONDS: 0         CONNECT MINUTES: 7
$STDIN LDEV: 197         $STDLIST LDEV: 197
SHOWME   <at least it's case sensitive>
-<end>-

/per (puzzled...)

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