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   Message 714 of 3,371   
   Dariusz Piatkowski to All   
   Re: SRV_PROD.OS2 file record layout?   
   03 Aug 11 02:21:48   
   
   6ca8ea841515c469bdf2.newsdawg.com   
   From: "Dariusz Piatkowski"    
      
   On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:11:49 UTC, "Chuck McKinnis"  wrote:   
      
   > 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           
                                                                  
   > >                                       /    E     
   > > XR_C006_XR_4501_Convenience Package - OS/2 Warp Server for e-business      
          
   > >                5639A5550          \   
   > >   E  XR_C006_XR_4502_Convenience Package - OS/2 Warp Server for   
   e-business     
   > >                      5639A5550          \   
   > >   E  XR_C006_XR_4503_Convenience Package - OS/2 Warp Server for   
   e-business     
   > >                      5639A5550          \   
   > >  ..\..\ ..\..\OS2\dll  DF_DEB.EXE   @PMDFDIR     DF_DEB.EX_   3 Q5oJ   
   	        
   > > IBM:14.105   u3   
   > >    
                                                                                     
   > >                                                 DF_RET.EXE   @PMDFDIR        
   > > DF_RET.EX_      
   3 Q5E 	      IBM:14.105   1                                   
   >    
      
      
                                                                                     
   > >               DOSCALL1.DLL @OS2DLL      DOSCALL1.DL_ %5 Q5   
   E !                  
   > >    BG   
                                                                               
   > >                                                       DOSCALL1.TDF   
   @TRCDIR         
   > > DOSCALL1.TD_   Q5E 	                    ?   
                                      
   >    
      
      
                                                                                     
   > >               HARDERR.EXE               HARDERR.EX_  ):  Q5E          
   > > 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!   
      
   Sir...I got it..the output looks fantastic...exactly what I was after...thank    
   you again so much!!!   
      
   -Dariusz   
      
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