Number: 2058

Date:  5-Sep-84 15':37':35

Submitter: Sybalsky

Source: Sybalsky

Subject: GETFILEPTR of NS file does not work

Assigned To: 

Attn: vanmelle

Status: Open

In/By: 

Problem Type: Bug

Impact: Serious

Difficulty: 

Frequency: Everytime

Priority: Absolutely

System: Communications

Subsystem: NS Protocols

Machine: 1132

Disk: 

Lisp Version:  4-Sep-84 19':45':00

Source Files: 

Microcode Version: 5124

Memory Size: 4096

File Server: 

Server Software Version: 

Disposition: '
["Sannella.PA" "11-Sep-84 12':30':23" Status':(New->Open)]'
["vanMelle" "14-Sep-84 16':56':18" Subject':]'
["vanMelle" "15-Sep-84 14':02':53" System':(Operating% System->Communications) Subsystem':(Generic% File% Operations->NS% Protocols)]

Description: Files being written on NS servers have no LENGTH attribute while they''re being written.  This makes it impossible to construct some kinds of databases (e.g., the TEdit trailer segment) on NS servers.

Workaround: 

Test Case: 

Edit-By: vanMelle

Edit-Date: 15-Sep-84 14':02':54