Re: Alternate file types for RUN ?

JF Mezei wrote:
Is it possible to setup VMS so that the RUN command looks for file .EXE
first, and if not found, would look for .EXE_VAX on VAX systems and
EXE_AXP for Alphas ? (or whatever) ?

This way, one could easily have two utilities with common code base
reside in the same directory and a user could invoke the utility the
same way whether is is typing the command in a DCL window connected to a
VAX or to an Alpha . (and thus also have the same LOGIN.COM for both platforms).

I understand the issue. I do wish that when the Alpha came out, the
default image type was something a little different, like .AXE, to
avoid this problem.

Of course, maybe you could hack the image activator to look for another
file type..

.

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