rafael garciasuarez pvhuhqgncrxnugmailcom could postpone change 5100 16112007 john e malmberg wrote reason anymore vmsfilespecvms_realpath dependent symbolic links present vmsfilespecvms_case_tolerant looks like another api needed vms_realpath always return unix format pathname compatibility existing code need routine returns vms format pathname keep things simple would like routine different name vms_realpath vms_realname vms_realname always return primary link vms format file vms_realpath first attempts return realpath unix format file unable reason falls back returning name primary link file unix format update vmsfilespec pod get vms_realname api implemented fri 08 aug 2008 082052 0100 patch23206 always expose vms_realpath vms_case_tolerant routines