What the heck is a ptf?

Post #18,674 by cwbrenn 11/18/01 9:27:28 AM Reply	What the heck is a ptf? I downloaded some of the ecomstation fixes the other day, and a lot of them are in a file format called *.ptf. What the heck is this? And how the heck do I apply these fixes? "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #18,676 by pwhysall 11/18/01 10:06:03 AM Reply	Re: What the heck is a ptf? Normally, I'd say "Hie thee to Google" and cast doubt upon your manhood and parentage for asking such a simple question... ...but I've been Googling for half an hour now and I can't find out WHAT one of these things is. I can find out which ones you need to do RIPL to Warp 4 clients from Warp 4 Server, but the what and how escapes me. Best guess is that it's some kind of IBM-special fixpak format, that you need a spiffy tool to apply. Peter Shill For Hire [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal]
Post #18,682 by cwbrenn 11/18/01 12:44:58 PM Reply	LOL Yep, I hailed me to google and deja both for a few hours before I gave up. Everyone seems to mention them, but no-one seems to bother mentioning how to DEAL with them. However, I've figured out that you can unzip them with unizp.exe, and apply the fixes manually. "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #18,686 by a6l6e6x 11/18/01 1:39:17 PM Reply	IBM TLA for Program Temporary Fix. The acronym is older than you are. I remember it from the 1960's, but it may have been in existence even longer. [link\|http://searchdomino.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid4_gci214488,00.html\|Link.] The implication of PTF is that some time in a future release, the fix will be made permanent, but perhaps in a different form. Alex Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. -- Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
Post #18,713 by SpiceWare 11/18/01 9:56:18 PM Reply	I knew I'd heard it before! Just couldn't remember what it meant. Probably from my couple years experience with the AS/400. Darrell Spice, Jr. [link\|http://home.houston.rr.com/spiceware/\|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
Post #18,714 by a6l6e6x 11/18/01 10:25:56 PM Reply	Yep, IBM has used with all its programming products. Alex Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. -- Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)

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