1 INFO-VAX	Fri, 12 Nov 2004	Volume 2004 : Issue 629       Contents: Re: ANN: VMS Mosaic 3.8 ' Re: COBOL PAK for the Hobbyist License? ' Re: COBOL PAK for the Hobbyist License? / Determine whether file high-water marking is on 3 Re: Determine whether file high-water marking is on 3 Re: Determine whether file high-water marking is on 3 Re: Determine whether file high-water marking is on % Job Wanted in Charlotte, NC - OpenVMS " Re: Need help with a PeeCee again." Re: Need help with a PeeCee again. Re: Problem to Partition a disk  Re: Problem to Partition a disk ! Re: Problems with AS400 and KZPCM 4 Re: Real documentation on SYSGEN memory parameters ? SS$_LINDISCON - TCPIP sockets ! Re: V/A SMB client product source  Re: VMS 4.5 on a TK50 anyone?  VMS Advertisement  Re: VMS Advertisement  Re: VMS Advertisement / Re: VMS NFS Client to Windows Services for Unix   F ----------------------------------------------------------------------    Date: 12 Nov 2004 12:00:50 -0600; From: koehler@eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org (Bob Koehler)   Subject: Re: ANN: VMS Mosaic 3.83 Message-ID: <U6rkLfO9ZrtO@eisner.encompasserve.org>   a In article <zIudnQElO5gFlwncRVn-iA@adelphia.com>, "John E. Malmberg" <wb8tyw@qsl.network> writes:  > H > Of course the presence of the default : label is optional in a switch K > statement, so if there is no action to be taken on default, why not just   > leave it off?   A    I would not be in the least bit surprised to run into a coding D    standard that required a default label in every switch statement.  1    Standards are often writen by those who can't.    ------------------------------    Date: 12 Nov 2004 08:37:23 -0800# From: dsmit115@csc.com (Dave Smith) 0 Subject: Re: COBOL PAK for the Hobbyist License?= Message-ID: <2151a4d2.0411120837.44d0e4de@posting.google.com>   d Andreas Davour <ante@update.uu.se> wrote in message news:<cs9u0rwfuck.fsf@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE>...H > I booted by simh/VAX yesterday and since my licenses had expired I got< > the new ones from Montagar and registered and loaded them. > I > Now I notice that I no longer have any COBOL license anymore. Do anyone H > know why it have dissapeared, and if somehow HP could be smooth-talked< > into letting us have a COBOL PAK as hobbyists once again?   ? I, too, just renewed my hobbyist licenses within the past week. A Remember you have to do two registrations, once for the basic VMS F license and a second time for all the layered product PAKs. My layeredC products email *does* include a COBOL PAK. It is in between CMS and  CXX-V licenses in my email...    ------------------------------    Date: 12 Nov 2004 11:49:27 -0600; From: koehler@eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org (Bob Koehler) 0 Subject: Re: COBOL PAK for the Hobbyist License?3 Message-ID: <rHpTnN2xwJZE@eisner.encompasserve.org>   [ In article <slrncp7tq6.7pb.rivie@Stench.no.domain>, Roger Ivie <rivie@ridgenet.net> writes:  >>( >>    BLISS and TECO for fun and profit.( >                                 ^^^^^^ > " > Not with the hobbyist license...  B    TECO ships with VMS and BLISS is on the Freeware CD.  IIRC thatB    allows you to use them both for profit with your commercial VMS    license.   F    Now for PL/I, I have to use the hobbyist license.  No PL/I at work.G    But then I think COBOL was the only compiler my hobbyist cluster at  '    home is licensed for and not loaded.    ------------------------------    Date: 12 Nov 2004 09:29:16 -0800' From: matsmith@hrblock.com (Matt Smith) 8 Subject: Determine whether file high-water marking is on= Message-ID: <65aa04b9.0411120929.5690e464@posting.google.com>   D I need to be able to determine whether file high-water marking is onF for a given device. I need to do this from within a command procedure,F so SHOW DEVICE/FULL is not practical. I've looked at f$getdvi, but I'm? not really seeing any argument that will get me that info. I've C googled the heck out of this, but no dice. Any help is appreciated.  Thanks!   F [The opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of H&R Block.]   ------------------------------    Date: 12 Nov 2004 13:13:56 -0500/ From: brooks@cuebid.zko.dec.nospam (Rob Brooks) < Subject: Re: Determine whether file high-water marking is on- Message-ID: <nd5GHpVuld5G@cuebid.zko.dec.com>   ) matsmith@hrblock.com (Matt Smith) writes: F > I need to be able to determine whether file high-water marking is onH > for a given device. I need to do this from within a command procedure,H > so SHOW DEVICE/FULL is not practical. I've looked at f$getdvi, but I'mA > not really seeing any argument that will get me that info. I've E > googled the heck out of this, but no dice. Any help is appreciated. 	 > Thanks!     H In V8.2, the item code dvi$_nohighwater code should help out.  Note that@ it is NOhighwater, such that a TRUE (from f$getdvi) or a 1 (fromG sys$getdvi/lib$getdvi) will mean that highwater marking is not enabled. M Yeah, I admit that may be a bit confusing at first -- the relevant bit in the A VCB in the status byte vcb$b_status2 is called vcb$v_nohighwater.   F This item code may also appear eventually on V7.3-2 in some future SYS kit.  F For V8.2, there are about 25 new item codes for $getdvi, some of whichD were suggested by readers here.  These new item codes are not in the field test release of V8.2.    --    M Rob Brooks    VMS Engineering -- I/O Exec Group     brooks!cuebid.zko.dec.com    ------------------------------    Date: 12 Nov 2004 12:34:05 -0600- From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) < Subject: Re: Determine whether file high-water marking is on3 Message-ID: <GaZ+zNpmy0Pv@eisner.encompasserve.org>   _ In article <nd5GHpVuld5G@cuebid.zko.dec.com>, brooks@cuebid.zko.dec.nospam (Rob Brooks) writes: + > matsmith@hrblock.com (Matt Smith) writes: G >> I need to be able to determine whether file high-water marking is on I >> for a given device. I need to do this from within a command procedure, I >> so SHOW DEVICE/FULL is not practical. I've looked at f$getdvi, but I'm B >> not really seeing any argument that will get me that info. I'veF >> googled the heck out of this, but no dice. Any help is appreciated.
 >> Thanks! >  > J > In V8.2, the item code dvi$_nohighwater code should help out.  Note thatB > it is NOhighwater, such that a TRUE (from f$getdvi) or a 1 (fromI > sys$getdvi/lib$getdvi) will mean that highwater marking is not enabled. O > Yeah, I admit that may be a bit confusing at first -- the relevant bit in the C > VCB in the status byte vcb$b_status2 is called vcb$v_nohighwater.   @ And that bit has been there since highwater marking has existed.A For earlier versions of VMS I use SCH$IOLOCKR before checking it.    ------------------------------  + Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 18:45:04 +0000 (UTC) P From: helbig@astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---remove CLOTHES to reply)< Subject: Re: Determine whether file high-water marking is on$ Message-ID: <cn30bf$sjq$1@online.de>  - In article <nd5GHpVuld5G@cuebid.zko.dec.com>, 2 brooks@cuebid.zko.dec.nospam (Rob Brooks) writes:   H > > I need to be able to determine whether file high-water marking is onJ > > for a given device. I need to do this from within a command procedure,J > > so SHOW DEVICE/FULL is not practical. I've looked at f$getdvi, but I'mC > > not really seeing any argument that will get me that info. I've G > > googled the heck out of this, but no dice. Any help is appreciated.  > > Thanks!   6 $  pipe sh dev/ful disk$soft | sea sys$pipe high-water  > You can also put the output into a logical and test the value.   ------------------------------    Date: 12 Nov 2004 09:47:26 -0800- From: jburgess@carolina.rr.com (Jeff Burgess) . Subject: Job Wanted in Charlotte, NC - OpenVMS= Message-ID: <5b5d9f69.0411120947.7e93b9ac@posting.google.com>   B Is there anyone in Charlotte, NC that needs an experiences OpenVMSD programmer?  I have my on AlphaServer DS10L and can work remotely if@ needed.  I've used VMS for over 10 years.  Resume available uponD request.  Programmer experience - current position 8 years, previous position 2 years.    ------------------------------  % Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 12:21:32 -0600 / From: Chris Scheers <chris@applied-synergy.com> + Subject: Re: Need help with a PeeCee again. + Message-ID: <2vkd8vF2mj8ciU1@uni-berlin.de>    Larry Kilgallen wrote:  b > In article <41941CD3.23380D08@comcast.net>, David J Dachtera <djesys.nospam@comcast.net> writes: >  >>Chris Scheers wrote: >  > J >>>If I understand this correctly, the ISO9660 standard defines 8.3 names,9 >>>and then an extension is used to support longer names.  >>> * >>>What extension(s) are supported by VMS? >>H >>I think it may depend which VERSION of ISO-9660. I believe you need at9 >>least V3 to support lowercase or mixed case file names.  >  > B > V3 is not a version.  When VMS support for ISO-9660 was written,G > it was based on the first edition of the standard, dated 15-Apr-1988.  > F > The next edition to the best of my knowledge is the one that allowedG > the option of supporting no-file-extension names, which was important ( > for Japanese language directory names. > H > To the best of my knowledge, no version of ISO-9660 has ever permittedI > the "Joliet" extensions specified by Microsoft.  While well-intentioned G > (from a Microsoft perspective) double-byte characters in the metadata " > are _not_ permitted by ISO-9660. > G > The Rock Ridge (and subsequent IEEE) extensions _are_ fully compliant < > with ISO 9660 in the way they provide additional metadata. > H > The VMS extension to support full RMS file charactersitics _are_ fullyF > compliant with ISO 9660 in the way they provide additional metadata. > = > ISO 9660 section 10 specifies three "Levels of interchange"  > 
 > 	Level 1 > 		No multi-section files7 > 		8.3 character filenames (uppercase alphabetic only) ; > 		8 character directory names (uppercase alphabetic only)  > 
 > 	Level 2 > 		No multi-section files > 
 > 	Level 36 > 		No restrictions on the full ISO 9660 specification > D > Level 3 is required to have files that exceed the size of a singleE > volume.  I know of no operating system other than VMS that supports  > Interchange Level 3. > D > For that matter, I know of no operating system other than VMS thatC > supports section 6.10 Record Structures.  Section 13.2 appears to G > contain weasel words to allow receiving systems to omit that support.  > E > I know of no operating system other than VMS that supports Extended  > Attribute Records.  G As I continue to ask questions about a topic where I don't know enough:   I Can VMS get filenames longer than 8.3 from an  ISO 9660 CD?  If so, what  I extension(s) does it use?  Or must the longer name be stored in the (VMS   specific) RMS meta data?  E To flip the question around: If I want to create an ISO 9660 CD on a  I non-VMS system, what extensions (if any) do I need to enable so that VMS   will recognize long file names?   G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- $ Chris Scheers, Applied Synergy, Inc.  B Voice: 817-237-3360            Internet: chris@applied-synergy.com    Fax: 817-237-3074   ------------------------------    Date: 12 Nov 2004 12:40:58 -0600- From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) + Subject: Re: Need help with a PeeCee again. 3 Message-ID: <tseQMgkitKSH@eisner.encompasserve.org>   ] In article <2vkd8vF2mj8ciU1@uni-berlin.de>, Chris Scheers <chris@applied-synergy.com> writes:   K > Can VMS get filenames longer than 8.3 from an  ISO 9660 CD?  If so, what    + Yes.  http://www.ljk.com/ljk/ljk_cdrom.html   K > extension(s) does it use?  Or must the longer name be stored in the (VMS   > specific) RMS meta data?  ? No the longer name (up to 31 characters total) is stored in the B directory hierarchy hung from the supplementary volume descriptor.: Neither ISO 9660 extensions nor RMS metadata are required.  G > To flip the question around: If I want to create an ISO 9660 CD on a  K > non-VMS system, what extensions (if any) do I need to enable so that VMS  ! > will recognize long file names?   B No extensions are required, just so you specify your supplementaryC volume descriptor (and the hierarchy descending from it) correctly.   A To specify variable length records in a file you will need to use > an Extended Attribute Block (which is still not an extension).  A If you are going to write software to do this, you _will_ need to / read the ISO 9660 standard (which costs money).    ------------------------------  % Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 11:27:24 +0100 ( From: "Rudolf Wingert" <win@fom.fgan.de>( Subject: Re: Problem to Partition a disk3 Message-ID: <001701c4c8a2$451ecc80$994614ac@wat153>    Hello, David J. Dachtera wrotes: H > I haven't looked at the latest version of LD. However, in the past (LD3 V6.2), LD containers did not need to be contiguous.   6 If I do so, any performance impacts or other problems?   TIA and best regards R. Wingert    ------------------------------    Date: 12 Nov 2004 12:31:22 +0100C From: vaxinf@chclu.chemie.uni-konstanz.de (Eberhard Heuser-Hofmann) ( Subject: Re: Problem to Partition a disk2 Message-ID: <41949f0a$1@merkur.rz.uni-konstanz.de>  D In article <001701c4c8a2$451ecc80$994614ac@wat153>, "Rudolf Wingert" <win@fom.fgan.de> writes:  >Hello,  >David J. Dachtera wrotes:I >> I haven't looked at the latest version of LD. However, in the past (LD 4 >V6.2), LD containers did not need to be contiguous. > 7 >If I do so, any performance impacts or other problems?   C Yes! The freeware version crashes the system with > 4 GB file size. H Contact the author if you want to get a working version for V7.3/V7.3-1:   jur.vanderburg at hp.com   eberhard   >   >TIA and best regards R. Wingert >  >    ------------------------------    Date: 12 Nov 2004 03:07:33 -0800( From: reslfj@ofir.dk (Lars Funck Jensen)* Subject: Re: Problems with AS400 and KZPCM= Message-ID: <49807d45.0411120307.197f7a47@posting.google.com>   c "Rudolf Wingert" <win@fom.fgan.de> wrote in message news:<001b01c4bccc$61600710$994614ac@wat153>... 	 >> Hallo,  >>  K >> I did get the answer from TCSC Muenchen: The AlphaStation 400 PCI bridge I >> does not support the combo cards. So, if OpenVMS scans the bus for the J >>present devices, the AlphaStation will hang. As TCSC man said: no chance >> to bring it to work.  >>   >> Best regards R. Wingert  ? The CM option is NOT supported on the Alphaserver/station 400,  / but the older SM combo card is (see below).     ; This is an error in the supported option database that has   been there for many years.    ? PS! I have had "Backup/verify" problems when using the Ethernet <     port on the CM option( on DS20E's) and backing up large 3     files that compresses well to DAT20/40 tape.    @     I force it to 10Mbit at do not use the DE500 part of the CM.   Regards  Lars Funck Jensen      * >HP AlphaServer 400 supported options list" >Last updated date: June 26, 2004 B >                                       VMS         UNIX       NT G >Part No. Description               Rst  Ver   Max  Ver  Max   Ver Max  $ > Storage/Network Combo: ComboBoard F >KZPSM-AA SCSI ETHERNET COMBINATION No  6.2-1H2 1   3.2D-1 1   3.51  1" >         CONTROLLER FOR PCI BUS.   >         FAST WIDE SINGLE ENDED! >         (FWSE) SCSI CONTROLLER   >         BASED ON THE QLOGIC # >         CIRCUIT, 10MBIT ETHERNET,   >         TULIP CIRCUIT W/CABLES   ------------------------------  % Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 08:14:16 +0800  From: prep@prep.synonet.com = Subject: Re: Real documentation on SYSGEN memory parameters ? - Message-ID: <87sm7f3ovb.fsf@prep.synonet.com>   / JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@teksavvy.com> writes:   N > Where could I find some real documentation on all the various memory relatedK > sysgen paramenters (for vax at least) and how to calculate them and their  > inter-relationship ?  K > For instance, if I add to parameter X, does that also require I add to Y  $ > because X consumes memory from Y ?  N > The guide to performance really doesn't cover anything like SPTREQ, NPAGDYN,  > IRPCNT, SYSMWCNT etc etc etc.   N > So it is pretty hard to start to tweak a system without really understanding, > the interrelationship of those parameters.  < You need `THE book', aka VMS Internals and Data Structures.    --  < Paul Repacholi                               1 Crescent Rd.,7 +61 (08) 9257-1001                           Kalamunda. @                                              West Australia 6076* comp.os.vms,- The Older, Grumpier Slashdot. Raw, Cooked or Well-done, it's all half baked.F EPIC, The Architecture of the future, always has been, always will be.   ------------------------------    Date: 12 Nov 2004 02:42:40 -0800/ From: stuie_norris@yahoo.com.au (Stuart Norris) & Subject: SS$_LINDISCON - TCPIP sockets= Message-ID: <51262235.0411120242.6f447675@posting.google.com>    Dear Group,   D I have a AST on a TCPIP socket that completes with a IO status block status equal to SS$_LINDISCON.  B At the moment I then shutdown the socket as described in the TCPIPD manual  however I get a bad parameter value on the shutdown QIOW in3 the IO status block.   The socket close works fine.   E Is the socket already shutdown when I get the AST read completes with  the SS$_LINDISCON status?   > Is all I need to do close the socket since I have received the SS$_LINDISCON.   Thanks   Stuie    ------------------------------    Date: 12 Nov 2004 09:40:18 -0800& From: rregier@dymaxion.ca (Rod Regier)* Subject: Re: V/A SMB client product source; Message-ID: <70b58be7.0411120940.39e610@posting.google.com>   d "Michael D. Ober" <mdo.@.wakeassoc..com> wrote in message news:<LqRkd.39$g1.3733@news.uswest.net>...F > You have two options - Samba for VMS and HP Advanced Server for VMS.  8 The SPD for HP Advanced Server for VMS does not document an SMB client capability.   5 Samba for VMS has an SMB get/put command line client, 3 but nothing that makes the shares look like a drive ! (which is was I was hunting for).   
 Rod Regier   ------------------------------    Date: 12 Nov 2004 03:46:10 -0800 From: alegend@mail.com (Al) & Subject: Re: VMS 4.5 on a TK50 anyone?= Message-ID: <f486c91c.0411120346.3678f590@posting.google.com>   3 I believe HP can sell you the VMS saveset for $460.   ? If you are not afraid of poking your fingers in tape drives the ' following recipe might be worth trying:    1. Power off the MicroVAX  2. Take out the TK50 tape drive + 3. Take apart the metal head lid (3 screws) B 4. Gently pull the head upwards (it is held down by springs) until# most of the head surface is visible B 5. Give the head surface a good rub with a cotton wool ball soaked0 with a LITTLE BIT of alcohol (isopropyl alcohol)A 6. Gently slide the head back down, re-assemble the thing and try  reading the tape again.   B I have been able to restore files from old creased tapes that wereF pronounced dead on arrival. If your tape was not erased at some point,$ the saveset is probably still on it.  	 Good Luck  -Al.  v rock_spambust_violin@yahoo.com (Tom Hansen) wrote in message news:<5f2e8c30.0411081307.3f2b3ccc@posting.google.com>...B > We have a MicroVAX II on which the hard drive died and we had to
 > replace it.  > G > [ background: This machine is connected to an X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) F > machine; updated software is available for more modern computers butD > it costs $10K+ so we really want to try and revive the MicroVAX! ] > F > We were able to boot off the Standalone backup but then our MicroVMS" > 4.5 SAV set tape was unreadable. > G > So, basically, it looks like we need MicroVMS 4.5 on a TK50 tape as a 
 > SAV set. >  > Can anyone help out here?    ------------------------------  % Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:32:03 -0700 . From: "Michael D. Ober" <mdo.@.wakeassoc..com> Subject: VMS Advertisement- Message-ID: <DP3ld.1$gB.1192@news.uswest.net>   G On the back cover of last weeks "Information Week" there is a full page H (cover) ad for HP Infinity Servers that actually lists OpenVMS as an OS.   Mike.    ------------------------------  % Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:29:57 -0800 # From: "Tom Linden" <tom@kednos.com>  Subject: Re: VMS Advertisement( Message-ID: <opshcyn7y0zgicya@hyrrokkin>  L On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:32:03 -0700, Michael D. Ober <mdo.@.wakeassoc..com>   wrote:  I > On the back cover of last weeks "Information Week" there is a full page J > (cover) ad for HP Infinity Servers that actually lists OpenVMS as an OS. >  > Mike.  >   7 They will do anything to try to sell Itanium servers:-)        --  C Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/    ------------------------------  # Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:57:21 GMT 1 From: Keith Parris <keithparris_NOSPAM@yahoo.com>  Subject: Re: VMS Advertisement2 Message-ID: <5Q6ld.2849$NO3.1929@news.cpqcorp.net>   Michael D. Ober wrote:I > On the back cover of last weeks "Information Week" there is a full page J > (cover) ad for HP Infinity Servers that actually lists OpenVMS as an OS.  D This is one of the nice side-effects of the OpenVMS port to Itanium.  G And it's not only external advertisements, it's also internal HP sales  G training, product information dissemination, and other internal venues  ' where OpenVMS now always gets exposure.    ------------------------------  % Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:53:10 -0700 . From: "Michael D. Ober" <mdo.@.wakeassoc..com>8 Subject: Re: VMS NFS Client to Windows Services for Unix- Message-ID: <XT5ld.2$gB.1735@news.uswest.net>    Matt,   H That was it.  Thanks.  Now on to the Windows SFU NGs to figure out why IH can't install NIS Server (I don't want to have to keep a seperate set of? /etc/passwd and /etc/group files on each of my Windows servers.    Mike.   ; "Matt Muggeridge" <Matt.Muggeridge@hp.com> wrote in message 7 news:wvTkd.32922$K7.28169@news-server.bigpond.net.au...  > Check your syntax... > ; > The DNFS0 must end with a colon.  i.e. try the following:  > " >      TCPIP MOUNT DNFS0:  etc etc >  > Matt.  >  >  > --  ? > -------------------------------------------------------------  > OpenVMS TCP/IP Engineering > Enterprise Computing Group > Hewlett-Packard Company  > Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA ? > -------------------------------------------------------------  >  > ; > "Michael D. Ober" <mdo.@.wakeassoc..com> wrote in message * > news:YPQkd.31$g1.3649@news.uswest.net...I > > Has anyone gotten the VMS 7.3 NFS client to mount shares on a Windows 
 > > ServerI > > running "Services for Unix 3.5"?  I am using the PCNFS server option.  > > 0 > > The VMS Command Line and response are below: > >  > > SYSTEM>TCPIP MOUNT DNFS0H > > /HOST="10.96.253.255"/PATH="/LOGS"/NOADF/STRUCTURE=5/UID=101/GID=1000 > > %TCPIP$DNFSMOUNT-E-MOUNTFAIL, error mounting$ > > _DNFS300:[SYS0.][000000]DNFS0.;1* > > -TCPIP-E-NOTAFILE, /LOGS is not a file > > K > > I have verified that the UID/GID pair are correct on the Windows Server  > > and % > > also in the TCPIP PROXY database.  > >  > >  > > Thanks,  > > Mike Ober. > >  > >  >  >  >    ------------------------------   End of INFO-VAX 2004.629 ************************