VMS Specific question about binary reads using fgetc

[Paul Sidnell]

>which reads a file in binary mode (fopen("filename","rb")).  This piece
of code
>does not work under VMS because all of the cr's get cooked out of the file.
>The files record attribute is "Carriage Return Carriage Control".  I am using
>fgetc to read data out of the file.  Any hints, clues, ect.  I am fairly

So you love the VAX too :-)

If your program had survived a little longer, it's dying comment may have been
   "I CAN'T FIND EOF EITHER" !

My understanding (arrived at with much pain and frustration) is that if a file
already exists, the mode that you open the file in is ignored
completely. If you
delete the file and THEN fopen("filename","rb"); then a 'STREAM-LF' file
will be
created and everything will be happy again.

Similarly you will find many 'departures' from ANSII C using ftell and fseek on
non 'STREAM-LF' files.

Generally, the I/O is at it's sanest ONLY on these types of files.

Please excuse any froth around my mouth while I discuss this subject.

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