Directory files and k-type items

[Clive Lansink]

Hi everyone.

While installing an upgrade to OpenQM, it did various upgrade things including something to a directory file I have. I didn't pay much attention while the upgrade ran.

I had a file called text which was a directory file that gave access to a Windows text file. Now that file won't open. I lookkkkkkkkkked at the item called text in the md and it just shows as attribute 1 = k, and attribute 2 = 229. I'm now exploring the latest help file but it would help if someone Can briefly explain what has happened here.

Thank you.


Clive Lansink
Email: Cl...@Lansink.Co.NZ
Phone: +64 9 520-4242
Mobile: +64 21 663-999

[Steven Martin Trimble]

I am on openQM version 4.0-5

I see what you mean.

Here is my VOC TEXT item

<01> K

<02> 229

Not sure what it does. I would suggest you rename your directoryTEXT-DIR,for example, and move on.

CDMI

Steven Trimble

(501) 772-3450 cell/text

cdm...@gmail.com

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[Brian Speirs]

TEXT is a keyword that can be used with the COPY command.

To restore access to the directory file, you will need to create a new file pointer in the VOC (named TEXT-DIR as suggested above). This will need to look like this:

F
Path/To/OSFile

Note that the OSFile does not need to be named the same as your VOC entry - but it helps if they are the same.

Cheers,

Brian

[Clive Lansink]

Hi everyone.

Thanks to those who replied. I understand what has happened here. I believe items of type k are keywords, and I think I didn't have the keyword text in my older install but upgrading has brought this. But it has replaced the text item that was already in my voc. I recall being prompted about this during the upgrade but at the time I didn't understand what it was doing. So yes I have recreated the text file using another name.

Cheers.

Clive Lansink
Email: Cl...@Lansink.Co.NZ
Phone: +64 9 520-4242
Mobile: +64 21 663-999

-----Original message-----
From: Brian Speirs <bssp...@gmail.com>
To: OpenQM <ope...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: Directory files and k-type items
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2024 08:14:57 +1300

TEXT is a keyword that can be used with the COPY command.

To restore access to the directory file, you will need to create a new file
pointer in the VOC (named TEXT-DIR as suggested above). This will need to
look like this:

F
Path/To/OSFile

Note that the OSFile does not need to be named the same as your VOC entry -
but it helps if they are the same.

Cheers,

Brian
On Monday 8 January 2024 at 07:06:19 UTC+13 Steven Martin Trimble wrote:

> I am on openQM version 4.0-5
> I see what you mean.
> Here is my VOC TEXT item
> <01> K
> <02> 229
>
> Not sure what it does. I would suggest you rename your
> directoryTEXT-DIR,for example, and move on.
>

> *CDMI*
> *Steven Trimble*
> *(501) 772-3450 <(501)%20772-3450> cell/text*

> cdm...@gmail.com
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 7, 2024 at 2:49 AM Clive Lansink <cl...@lansink.co.nz> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi everyone.
>>
>> While installing an upgrade to OpenQM, it did various upgrade things
>> including something to a directory file I have. I didn't pay much attention
>> while the upgrade ran.
>>
>> I had a file called text which was a directory file that gave access to a
>> Windows text file. Now that file won't open. I lookkkkkkkkkked at the item
>> called text in the md and it just shows as attribute 1 = k, and attribute 2
>> = 229. I'm now exploring the latest help file but it would help if someone
>> Can briefly explain what has happened here.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>>
>> Clive Lansink
>> Email: Cl...@Lansink.Co.NZ

>> Phone: +64 9 520-4242 <+64%209%20520%204242>
>> Mobile: +64 21 663-999 <+64%2021%20663%20999>

>>
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[Steven Martin Trimble]

Thanks for that Brian. I learn something new every day.

CDMI

Steven Trimble

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