[news.software.anu-news] CONVERT problems

TLIMONCE@DRUNIVAC.BITNET (Tom Limoncelli @ Drew University) (12/13/89)

It serves me right for ignoring it when it happened to someone
else a while ago.
     
My newsskim_alt was doing a CONVERT/RELAIM and I got:
     
%CONV-F-OPENOUT, error opening _DUA2:[NEWSMGR.NEWS]HISTORY.V60; as output
-RMS-F-FLG, invalid key definition flags for key = 0
     
So, what do I have to do?
     
-Tom

gih900@UUNET.UU.NET (Geoff Huston) (12/16/89)

>My newsskim_alt was doing a CONVERT/RELAIM and I got:
>
>%CONV-F-OPENOUT, error opening _DUA2:[NEWSMGR.NEWS]HISTORY.V60; as output
>-RMS-F-FLG, invalid key definition flags for key = 0
>
     
the drastic first aid is to get a new version of the file created..
     
delete the history.v60 file - NEWS will automatically create the file when
required to do so on the next execution.
     
the contents of the file are a history of old message ids used to prevent long
period news loops - in general the test of the Path: line is adequate, so the
history file is really added insurance rather than necessary information
     
Geoff Huston