ral@aristotle-gw.jpl.nasa.gov (Roger Lighty) (10/21/89)
> When I tried to use a dbm database from Sun386i and Sun-3 (both running > SunOS 4.0.1), I encountered a strange effect. If the dbm file is created > on a Sun386i, I cannot read it from the Sun-3 (and vice versa) ! I am not familiar with the dbm, however if you use xdr (3N) to translate data into and out of an "external representation", that should get around your problems. XDR is a lower level protocol under NFS. We use it for our data 'packets' between SUN 3 SUN 4 MASSCOMP (& potentially SUN 386i, PC's, ... -- but not implemented in our application; though PC-NFS would give that data transport). -- roger