[HECnet] VMS file version numbers...

On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:24:08 +0000, you wrote: Just out of interest, what happens when a file hits the maximum version number (2^15 I think)? Nothing. It just stops creating new files with that name. Why don't you test this yourself? :-) Look: ATHENA::RPT$ cre test.dat;32766 Exit ATHENA::RPT$ cre test.dat !This will create ;32767 Exit ATHENA::RPT$ cre test.dat !This will bomb %CREATE-E-OPENOUT, error opening SYS_USERS:[RPT]TEST.DAT; as output -RMS-E-CRE, ACP file create failed -SYSTEM-W-BADFILEVER, bad file version number ATHENA::RPT$ BTW, the maximum version number is 32767, so it is (2^15)-1. Cheers, G. P.S.: help/mess badfilever yields also the following: Explanation: The file version number in a file specification is greater than 32767 or contains nonnumeric characters. Or, the file system may have attempted to create a file with a version higher than 32767 through defaulting rules.