Tip when copying files to OpenVMS
Using version 5.18.4 RC (Build 11387) and copying (Ctrl+K) a file from Windows 10 to
an OpenVMS session, the destination offered by WinSCP may look like this:
Upload file FILE.TXT to remote directory:
This fails. After a lot of experimenting, I found that the only formats that work are when I edit the above to:
Trying
name, just the extension,
I know that OpenVMS is not a high priority, so I'm happy to fix the above line manually,
but it would be nice for WinSCP to do the above automatically.
an OpenVMS session, the destination offered by WinSCP may look like this:
Upload file FILE.TXT to remote directory:
/DKA300:[L.BLISS]/*.*
This fails. After a lot of experimenting, I found that the only formats that work are when I edit the above to:
/DKA300:/L/BLISS/*.*
/DKA300:/L/BLISS/
Trying
/DKA300:[L.BLISS]*.* also works (second / removed), but does not copy the entire
name, just the extension,
.TXT;1, for example. Playing with *, *.*.*, *.*;* and similar does not help.
I know that OpenVMS is not a high priority, so I'm happy to fix the above line manually,
but it would be nice for WinSCP to do the above automatically.
