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Reading PC ISO-9660 CD extensions?

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The Question is:

 
I wrote and used a DCL to copy a file tree from OpenVMS to a PC. I then used
 Easy CD Creator to write the file tree to a CD-R. I then mounted the CD on an
 Alpha v7.2-1. And everything looks fine - except file names as displayed using
 "DIR" are cut back to
 8.3 format with a tilde indicating the truncation. (If I access the same CD
 using a PC I do not see this problem). How do I get OpenVMS to show me the
 full filename which for most of our files is more than 8 char? One of the
 FAQ's and some of the answers
 provided by the wizard addresses ISO9660 issues but I have not found an answer
 to the above.
Thanks
 

The Answer is :

 
  OpenVMS does not support various of the extentions to ISO 9660
  used by the Microsoft platforms.
 
  The OpenVMS Wizard would recommend using a "raw" burn of the
  disk, and not permitting any access, manipulation or other
  operations on the file structure.  Alternatively, connect the
  CD-R to OpenVMS and use the directions referenced in the FAQ
  to directly create the CD-R media.
 

  

     

     
answer written or last revised on ( 24-MAR-2000 )
     
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