RE: (Fwd) Re: [WINNT-L] piped file compression (eg, database

From: Eric D. Pierce <PierceED_at_csus.edu>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:24:10 -0800
Message-Id: <10695.123253@fatcity.com>

(1st off, some OT/Fun - Florida Rhapsody:  http://www.suntimes.com/output/roeper/roep23.html )

Ross,

I'm no expert, but I would seriously doubt that the DOS "|" command has all the functionality of Unix-Pipes.

Anyway, why wouldn't just writing (directing) into the NTFS/compressed file work?

Have you looked the dreaded VBS facilities? They are supposedly fairly powerful (not just for writing viri). You might find some useful stuff at www.microsoft.com about it.

(*warning* *warning* *warning*
reading material at microsoft's web site may endanger your mental health)

You might be able to find out more about Windows ports of Unix utilities at one of these:

(Oracle/NT)

http://www.ipass.net/~davesisk/oont.htm
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http://www.geocities.com/tbcox23/
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http://www.orafaq.com/faqwinnt.htm
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(General Windows server info:)

***ULTIMATE NT INFO*** http://www.ultratech-llc.com/Personal/Scripts/FileView.asp?File=/Personal/Files/Unix.TXT
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http://www.ultratech-llc.com/Personal/Scripts/FileView.asp?File=/Personal/Files/Utils.TXT
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http://www.ultratech-llc.com/Personal/Files/?File=ResKit.TXT
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http://www.ultratech-llc.com/Personal/Scripts/FileView.asp?File=/Personal/Files/Scripting.TXT

*end*

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http://arstechnica.com/tweak/nt/disable_subsys-1.html

(a specific discussion of POSIX/Unix issues in NT!!!,   contains a reference to Unix utilites in the   *NT Server Resource Kit*)

(*warning* *warning* *warning*
reading material at microsoft's web site may endanger your mental health)

 www.microsoft.com - NT Server Resource Kit

PR cr*p:
  http://www.microsoft.com/PressPass/press/1996/Oct96/NT40RKPR.asp
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Some REAL info!!!:
  http://www.microsoft.com/TechNet/winnt/
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(old?: http://www.microsoft.com/catalog/display.asp?title=580&subid=22&pg=1 )

  http://www1.fatbrain.com/asp/bookinfo/bookinfo.asp?theisbn=1572313447&vm=

excerpt:
  MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT SERVER RESOURCE GUIDE ...
  Part II: Reliability and Recoverability

    Chapter 3: Disk Management Basics ..... 65
    Chapter 4: Planning a Reliable Configuration ..... 127
    Chapter 5: Preparing for and Performing Recovery ..... 171
    Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Startup and Disk Problems ..... 237
    Chapter 7: Disk, File System, and Backup Utilities ..... 259

...

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(Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit Supplement 4)   http://www1.fatbrain.com/asp/bookinfo/bookinfo.asp?theisbn=0735608377&vm=

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Misc:
  http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/deployment/default.asp
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  http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/techdetails/default.asp
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"Integration" stuff:
  http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/techdetails/overview/WpGlobal.asp
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"Unix Interoperability" stuff:
  http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/ntserverenterprise/techdetails/compares/WinNTfromUNIX.asp
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Windows NT Services for UNIX Add-On Pack (probably not useful):   http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/techdetails/compares/sfuwp.asp
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free download, but they don't tell you exactly what is in it: http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/downloads/recommended/ntkit/default.asp

(*warning* *warning* *warning*
reading material at microsoft's web site may endanger your mental health)

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http://www.sysinternals.com/
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http://www.winbatch.com/
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http://www.swynk.com/
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http://arstechnica.com/tweak/nt/index.html
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http://www.winsite.com/winnt/
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http://www.ntfaq.com/

http://www.windows-help.net/index.shtml
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http://www.winmag.com/
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http://www.wininformant.com/default.asp
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http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/

unrelated (anatomy of MS' broken TCP/IP implementation):   http://www.labmed.umn.edu/~john/netbios.html

regards,
ep

(cc: WINNT-L_at_PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM )

(unrelated topic, for people dealing with job hunts: http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00520000801ggp01.htm "Are Oracle DBAs worth special treatment?")

On 29 Nov 2000, at 8:41, Mohan, Ross wrote:

Date sent:      	Wed, 29 Nov 2000 08:41:17 -0800
To:             	Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
From:           	"Mohan, Ross" <MohanR_at_STARS-SMI.com>
Subject:        	RE: (Fwd) Re:      [WINNT-L] piped file compression (eg, database

> This is all great, but where is the PIPE utility?

>
> Do I need to buy UNIX to get PIPES?

...

>> You may wish to look at the "compress" option that is available for any file
>> or folder on an NTFS volume. Additionally, there are various NT ports to be
>> found on the Internet of the *nix commands such as tar and gzip that could

Received on Wed Nov 29 2000 - 15:24:10 CST