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From: ssd@sugar.hackercorp.com (Scott Denham)
Subject: Re: Error in DMS !
Message-ID: <1991Jun5.040931.17226@sugar.hackercorp.com>
Summary: Solution to DMS problem...
Organization: Sugar Land Unix -- Houston, TX
References: <91155.143734OEYO8729@TREARN.BITNET>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1991 04:09:31 GMT

In article <91155.143734OEYO8729@TREARN.BITNET>, OEYO8729@TREARN.BITNET (Cem TURGAY) writes:
> I have a DMS version 1.02. Last week, I got some .dms files from
> ab20.larc.nasa.gov (like Budbrain demo) and I unmashed it very well.
> 
> DMS gives an error: Info header not found. Invalid DMS archive.
>                     Fatal error !
> But, but their TEST and VIEW don't give any error. Test and view say
> this is a DMS archive, info header at d659 and archive is OK !
> But WRITE option doesn't think like TEST and VIEW !
 
I just ran into the same problem on some DMS'ed files uploaded to our
club's BBS. Apparently DMS can't figure out the default low and high
tracks for these files (though it lists these values in Test and view
just fine!)  Try this syntax...
   DMS write foo.dms to df0: low 0 high 79
 
Seems like it should make no difference, but it worked for me! 
 
   Scott Denham 
    Club Amiga BBS
     (713)-528-7511