krowitz@RICHTER.MIT.EDU (David Krowitz) (08/03/88)
Can Apollo Pascal write a record-structured file? (I don't mean a file of Pascal records, but a file with a REC file-type -- the same sort of file which a Fortran program creates when doing unformatted I/O). -- David Krowitz krowitz@richter.mit.edu (18.83.0.109) krowitz%richter@eddie.mit.edu krowitz%richter@athena.mit.edu krowitz%richter.mit.edu@mitvma.bitnet (in order of decreasing preference)
DERSTAD@cim-vax.HONEYWELL.COM (08/03/88)
I believe you can only create record structured files in Pascal using stream calls. This was a change made in 9.5/9.6, as part of Apollo's UNIfication. Previously, Pascal "File of" types became REC files. Currently, they become ascii files. New programs can still read REC files, but can't write them. Obviously, Apollo feels Pascal programmers don't need REC files... after all, UNIX doesn't have them and if UNIX doesn't, why should Apollo? :-) All opinions are my own. Dave Erstad Honeywell SSED DERSTAD@cim-vax.honeywell.com
conliffe@CAEN.ENGIN.UMICH.EDU (Darryl C. Conliffe) (08/03/88)
Obviously, Apollo feels Pascal programmers don't need REC files... after all, UNIX doesn't have them and if UNIX doesn't, why should Apollo? :-) All opinions are my own. Dave Erstad Honeywell SSED DERSTAD@cim-vax.honeywell.com touche! ___________________ Darryl C. Conliffe conliffe@caen.engin.umich.edu (313) 721-6069 -------------------
achille@cernvax.UUCP (achille) (08/09/88)
About REC files as created by Fortran, the next Fortran release will do exactly what Pascal does now, it will be able to read REC files but it will write UASC (or whatever they are called at sr10) only. Achille Petrilli, Cray Operations