Q. Can this be changed? When using the NFS server to export directories to my PC clients, files created on the OpenVMS server show up on the PC as one record. When opened in a PC application such as notepad, the files show up on one long line with a block where the next line should begin. Files created on the PC when opened in a VMS editor have a <CR> at the end of the line.

A. Yes. TCPware’s NFS server allows you to configure how files are converted when they are read from the client and also what format to use when creating new files. These settings are controlled with the /CONVERT and /RFM options when adding the exports with the NETCU ADD EXPORT command. The /CONVERT tells the server how to convert files on reads. The default value is STREAM_LF that is useful when the export is being accessed by UNIX systems. Exports that are going to be accessed by PC should use the /CONVERT=STREAM_CRLF. STREAM_CRLF will add a carriage return and line feed to the end of each record.

You can use the /RFM option to control the record format of newly created files on an export. If the export is being accessed by a PC, the /RFM=STREAM will create files without the extra carriage return in them when being edited.