OpenVMS backup files
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Name: Dark666
Date: May 7, 2007 at 09:36:05 Pacific
Subject: OpenVMS backup filesOS: WindowsCPU/Ram: noneModel/Manufacturer: none |
Comment: Hi! I need to know if it is possible to open Backup files created in OpenVMS under windows? The file extentions are bck. I'm just a shadow of my former self!
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Response Number 2
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Name: Stanley F. Quayle (by squayle)
Date: May 8, 2007 at 08:03:47 Pacific
Subject: OpenVMS backup files |
Reply: (edit)Backup files are kind of like tar files -- all the files are smooshed together. There are some tools that let you pull out individual files, but they are not very useful. Each VMS file has an associated characteristics block that controls how to interpret the file. There are several different kinds of "text" files, for instance. The tools are not equipped to do this conversion. If you *really* need to read these files, I have a conversion service to help: http://www.stanq.com/conversion.html
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Response Number 3
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Name: sofia
Date: July 10, 2008 at 15:03:53 Pacific
Subject: OpenVMS backup files |
Reply: (edit)I know this post is a year old but i have exactly the same problem. Maybe now there's some software i can download (either free or relatively cheap) that does the conversion? it can be either mac, windows or ubuntu but something. can anyone help? thanx
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