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   Message 686 of 3,371   
   Chuck McKinnis to All   
   Re: SRV_PROD.OS2 file record layout?   
   26 Jul 11 19:11:49   
   
   From: "Chuck McKinnis"    
      
   On Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:50:48 UTC, "Dariusz Piatkowski"    
    wrote:   
      
   > Folks,   
   >    
   > Trying to understand the exact mapping of the files in the un-official   
   MCP/ACP    
   > FP6. Looking at the individual OS2.1, OS2.2, OS2.3, etc...directories there   
   is a   
   > file present called SRV_PROD.OS2. This appears to be the 'map' for the   
   fixpack    
   > tool to know which file goes where (or so my uneducated OS2 thinking goes at   
   the   
   > moment...lol).   
   >    
   > Basically, sample contents follow (OS2.4 directory of FP6) :   
   >    
   > === START ===   
   >    
   >   SYSLEVEL           
                                                                  
   >                                 Çâ      /    E     
   > XR_C006_XR_4501_Convenience Package - OS/2 Warp Server for e-business      
   Æ       
   >                5639A5550          \   
   >   E  XR_C006_XR_4502_Convenience Package - OS/2 Warp Server for   
   e-business     
   >  Æ                    5639A5550          \   
   >   E  XR_C006_XR_4503_Convenience Package - OS/2 Warp Server for   
   e-business     
   >  Æ                    5639A5550          \   
   >  ..\..\ ..\..\OS2\dll  DF_DEB.EXE   @PMDFDIR     DF_DEB.EX_   3 Q5oJ   
   	        
   > IBM:14.105   u3   
   >    
                                                                                     
   >                                                 DF_RET.EXE   @PMDFDIR        
   > DF_RET.EX_   3 Q5úE 	      IBM:14.105   1   
                                      
      
      
      
                                                                                     
   >               DOSCALL1.DLL @OS2DLL      DOSCALL1.DL_ %5 Q5ìE !   
                    
   >    BëG   
                                                                               
   >                                                       DOSCALL1.TDF   
   @TRCDIR         
   > DOSCALL1.TD_   Q5ÄE 	                    ?°   
                                      
      
      
      
                                                                                     
   >               HARDERR.EXE               HARDERR.EX_  ):  Q5ÉE          
   > IBM:14.105   1c	               
   >    
   > === STOP ===   
   >    
   > It's a somewhat binary file which obviously has some type of a record layout    
   > that needs to be deciphered.    
   >    
   > Is there a tool out there already that does this? If not, does anyone know   
   the    
   > record layout?   
   >    
   > Just to help out a tad, the file is somewhat self explanatory, you can tell   
   what   
   > the 'product' the particular files need to be applied to given the 1st   
   record    
   > (or more if multiple levels are applicable). Then you see the listing of   
   each    
   > individual file, along with the proper destination path. I would like to   
   have a    
   > utility which can decipher this for me automatically. The fixpack tool   
   already    
   > does this obviously, but how can I get at this info in a human readable form    
   > first?   
   >    
   > Thanks as always!!!   
      
   I have tried once to send you the file that will print out a srv_prod    
   file and once to send you a download link.  Both emails failed.   
      
   http://7cities.net/~mckinnis/code/viewsrvp.zip   
      
   --    
   Chuck McKinnis   
      
      
   --- Internet Rex 2.31   
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