VMS question

From: Eric Dittman <dittman_at_dittman.net>
Date: Tue Aug 6 17:56:00 2002

> VMS has a distinctive that when you open a file for write or append, a copy
> of that file is made with a higher "Version" number.
>
> What happens then if you have a "log" type file, the OS (or some application)
> open it from time to time to add info.
>
> Mass copies of this file?

You can open, update, and close an existing file without
creating a new version, if that's what you want.
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Eric Dittman
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Received on Tue Aug 06 2002 - 17:56:00 BST

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