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From: jdc@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Jeff Capehart)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Fixing File Attributes
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Date: 30 Mar 88 05:59:03 GMT
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Reply-To: jdc@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Jeff Capehart)
Organization: UF CIS Department
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Summary: query

I have been wondering if it is possible (without privs, but with ownership)
to change the attributes of a file.  Now, please do not misunderstand.  I
am very well aware that FDL can be used to edit it to whatever and then
use the convert/fdl.  However, *MY* question is, can you change the
attributes of an existing file?   The CONVERT will create a *NEW* file
with the *NEW* characteristics/attributes.  Any attempt to COPY/OVERLAY
will fail because of incompatible attributes.  I cannot really think
of any specific example, or why I had wanted to do this.  Perhaps it
was a disk quota limitation or some such thing.  Anyways, I am just
curious if it is at all possible.  I figure it will require some calls
to the QIO-ACP routines, but I don't have easy access to that manual.


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