Bob writes:
> Has anybody compiled a list of system programs that are good
> candidates for OCTCOMP, and/or a list of those that should
> not be done?  In particular FCOPY, SORT, and EDITOR are used

excellent question!

I'm forwarding a copy of this note to Donna Garverick, chairperson
of SIGSYSMAN, because I think it's a question that should be
answered by HP ... answered permanently by having them start
shipping FCOPY, SORT, etc, in OCT'd form, and having a
OCTREAD.PUB.SYS file that describes which HP CM programs
are *not* safe to OCTCOMP!


I haven't tested it in the last 10 years or so, but the last
time I OCT'd CMSTORE.PUB.SYS it was a disaster...it corrupted
files.  My general rule of thumb: if it's got PM capability,
I don't OCT it without checking with the vendor (including HP).

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Stan Sieler                                          [log in to unmask]
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