VMS C & records in files

[rja]

I'm not aware of any solution to the problem of VMS file types.  The
problem is precisely that VMS is so record-oriented.  Even nominal 
text files don't work like UNIX.  We find that we have to use a loop of
successive calls to read() to fill (for example) a 512 byte buffer
because it gives only 1 record at a time even though you asked for 512
bytes. :-(
  UNIX and even MS-DOS will let you read 512 bytes in a chunk so it's VMS
that is brain-damaged in this case.

  If anyone hears of a SOLUTION to this problem with VMS C, please e-mail
me the details.

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