Technical data

CONVERT/VMS NETWORK
CONVERT/VMS NETWORK
Populates the existing networks database with entries from a UNIX
/etc/networks file.
The name and location of the networks database is specified by the logical
name TCPIP$NETWORK. If this name is not defined, the command looks for
TCPIP$NETWORK.DAT in your current directory.
Related commands: CREATE NETWORK, SET NETWORK, SHOW
NETWORK
Format
CONVERT/VMS NETWORK [ source_file ]
[ /LOG ]
[ /UPCASE ]
Restrictions
Requires:
• Read and write access to the networks database.
• Read access to [ ]ETC.NETWORKS.
• Exclusive use of the networks database.
Parameters
source_file
Optional. Default: ETC.NETWORKS in your current directory.
Name of the file to be converted.
Qualifiers
/LOG
Optional. Default: Log file created.
Interactively displays records as they are being processed.
/UPCASE
Optional. Default: Alias not created.
Specifies that an uppercase alias name be created for each network name.
Examples
1.
TCPIP> CONVERT/VMS NETWORK
Converts a UNIX formatted /etc/networks database file into a TCP/IP
Services formatted networks database. The OpenVMS file name of
/etc/networks is ETC.NETWORKS in your current directory.
2.
TCPIP> CONVERT/VMS NETWORK /UPCASE
Converts a UNIX formatted database file to a TCP/IP Services formatted
networks database. An uppercase alias name is created for each network
name.
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