RE: Perl_cando(), rooted logicals, and volume labels

[PVHP]

Craig A. Berry wrote:

> At 4:39 PM -0800 3/21/00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> >Why wouldn't that stat() returned physical device be OK for SYSCOMMON?
> >What problem do you foresee?
> 
> Well, the dev name would be fine, but with this example again:
> 
> $ r fidvoltest
> Enter a complete path to a known file: sys$common:[sysexe]loginout.exe
> stat() says sys$common:[sysexe]loginout.exe is file 488, 2, 0 on device _BUBBA$DRA0
> lib$fid_to_name gives a resulting name of 
>DISK$DISK13:[SYSCOMMON.SYSEXE]LOGINOUT.EXE;1
> 
> you can't just paste the pieces together and use
> 
> _BUBBA$DRA0 :[SYSCOMMON.SYSEXE]LOGINOUT.EXE;1
> 
> because there is no SYSCOMMON directory on the root of that device.
> There is a VMS$COMMON directory, and there is a SYS0.SYSCOMMON
> directory, but I don't know of  a general way of finding out what the
> "real" directory is.  I'm not sure it's possible, but I hope I'm
> wrong about that.

Ah - OK.  I see the problem.  Hmm,  tough.

This reminds me of an old question: ought we have link() do a set file/enter
for vmsperl?

Peter Prymmer