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From: rees@pisa.ifs.umich.edu (Jim Rees)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: Open File of Type "nil"
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Date: 8 Nov 90 00:29:41 GMT
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In article <2297@apctrc.UUCP>, zjls13@cad10.trc.amoco.com (Sills) writes:

  How do I open and read a file of type "nil" in SR9.7?

You could use ms_$mapl().  Or, if you are very industrious, you could use
ios_$connect_xoid() to get a file descriptor that could be used by read().
But the best way is to upgrade to sr10 or later.  Then you can just open()
and read().

Or you can cheat and use 'obty' to change the type to unstruct.