1 INFO-VAX	Sat, 13 Nov 2004	Volume 2004 : Issue 631       Contents: any opinions on Axiant?  escape sequences in prompt?  Re: escape sequences in prompt?  Re: escape sequences in prompt?  Re: escape sequences in prompt? L Re: HP DSPP program, OpenVMS SDK, Q3CY2004 OpenVMS Software Products Library Re: Problem to Partition a disk  Re: Problem to Partition a disk  Re: VMS Advertisement  Re: VMS Advertisement   F ----------------------------------------------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 07:29:03 -0500   From: "Jeff" <jpf33@hotmail.com>  Subject: any opinions on Axiant?2 Message-ID: <i6nld.121$df.11148@tor-nn1.netcom.ca>   ------------------------------  + Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 13:04:11 +0000 (UTC) P From: helbig@astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---remove CLOTHES to reply)$ Subject: escape sequences in prompt?$ Message-ID: <cn50ob$vjg$1@online.de>  H I construct a prompt by constructing a symbol STRING consisting of node  name, user name etc then do       $  SET PROMPT="''STRING'"  G which works fine.  However, needing a bold prompt, I tried adding some  3 more stuff, namely symbols for the escape sequence        $  ESC[0,32] = %D027   I and "[1m" etc.  This didn't work.  However, embedding an explicit escape  2 sequence (which is what I wanted to avoid) does.    
 Any ideas?   ------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 14:16:24 +0100 + From: Wilm Boerhout <w3.boerhout@planet.nl> ( Subject: Re: escape sequences in prompt?5 Message-ID: <41960b9a$0$8624$ba620dc5@nova.planet.nl>   / Phillip Helbig---remove CLOTHES to reply wrote:    >    $  ESC[0,32] = %D027   D Your method should work. My procedures contain ESC[0,8]= instead of ' ESC[0,32]= however. This could be it...  --  
 Wilm Boerhout  Zwolle, The Netherlands    wilmOLD@PAINTboerhout.nl2    (remove OLD PAINT from this address before use)   ------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 08:09:19 -0600 ( From: brandon@dalsemi.com (John Brandon)( Subject: Re: escape sequences in prompt?1 Message-ID: <04111308091907@dscis6-0.dalsemi.com>   & helbig@astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de wrote:J > I construct a prompt by constructing a symbol STRING consisting of node  > name, user name etc then do  >  >    $  SET PROMPT="''STRING'" > I > which works fine.  However, needing a bold prompt, I tried adding some  5 > more stuff, namely symbols for the escape sequence   >  >    $  ESC[0,32] = %D027  > K > and "[1m" etc.  This didn't work.  However, embedding an explicit escape  4 > sequence (which is what I wanted to avoid) does.   >  > Any ideas?  J This works for me.  I use global symbols and setting the prompt in SYLOGIN   $! $ esc[0,8] = 27 4 $ sdc_off       == "''esc'[0m"   !all attributes off) $ sdc_bold1     == "''esc'[1m"   !bold on * $ sdc_bold0     == "''esc'[22m"  !bold off. $ sdc_undl1     == "''esc'[4m"   !underline on/ $ sdc_undl0     == "''esc'[24m"  !underline off - $ sdc_blnk1     == "''esc'[5m"   !blinking on . $ sdc_blnk0     == "''esc'[25m"  !blinking off2 $ sdc_rvrs1     == "''esc'[7m"   !reverse video on3 $ sdc_rvrs0     == "''esc'[27m"  !reverse video off B $ sdc_DECSWL    == "''esc'[5m"   !single-width, single-height lineB $ sdc_DECDWL    == "''esc'[6m"   !double-width, single-height lineM $ sdc_DECDHL0   == "''esc'#3"    !double-width, double-height line (top half) P $ sdc_DECDHL1   == "''esc'#4"    !double-width, double-height line (bottom half)- $ sdc_DECKPAM   == "''esc'="     !application ) $ sdc_DECKPNM   == "''esc'>"     !numeric G $ sdc_RIS       == "''esc'c"     !hard terminal reset - not recommended : $ sdc_DECALN    == "''esc'#8"    !screen alignment pattern $!D $ prompt = sdc_bold1 + nodename + "::" + username + "> " + sdc_bold0 $ set prompt="''prompt'" $!     John "REBOOT" Brandon  VMS Systems Administrator * firstname.lastname.spam.me.not@dalsemi.com   ------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 11:27:47 -0500 = From: "John Gemignani, Jr." <john@nfw-invalid.cibtrikker.com> ( Subject: Re: escape sequences in prompt?1 Message-ID: <nqidnYhZmcCYqwvcRVn-uQ@adelphia.com>   6 "John Brandon" <brandon@dalsemi.com> wrote in message + news:04111308091907@dscis6-0.dalsemi.com... ( > helbig@astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de wrote:J >> I construct a prompt by constructing a symbol STRING consisting of node >> name, user name etc then do >> >>    $  SET PROMPT="''STRING'"  >>I >> which works fine.  However, needing a bold prompt, I tried adding some 5 >> more stuff, namely symbols for the escape sequence  >> >>    $  ESC[0,32] = %D027 >>K >> and "[1m" etc.  This didn't work.  However, embedding an explicit escape 3 >> sequence (which is what I wanted to avoid) does.  >>
 >> Any ideas?  > L > This works for me.  I use global symbols and setting the prompt in SYLOGIN >  > $! > $ esc[0,8] = 27 6 > $ sdc_off       == "''esc'[0m"   !all attributes off+ > $ sdc_bold1     == "''esc'[1m"   !bold on , > $ sdc_bold0     == "''esc'[22m"  !bold off0 > $ sdc_undl1     == "''esc'[4m"   !underline on1 > $ sdc_undl0     == "''esc'[24m"  !underline off / > $ sdc_blnk1     == "''esc'[5m"   !blinking on 0 > $ sdc_blnk0     == "''esc'[25m"  !blinking off4 > $ sdc_rvrs1     == "''esc'[7m"   !reverse video on5 > $ sdc_rvrs0     == "''esc'[27m"  !reverse video off D > $ sdc_DECSWL    == "''esc'[5m"   !single-width, single-height lineD > $ sdc_DECDWL    == "''esc'[6m"   !double-width, single-height lineJ > $ sdc_DECDHL0   == "''esc'#3"    !double-width, double-height line (top  > half) M > $ sdc_DECDHL1   == "''esc'#4"    !double-width, double-height line (bottom   > half) / > $ sdc_DECKPAM   == "''esc'="     !application + > $ sdc_DECKPNM   == "''esc'>"     !numeric I > $ sdc_RIS       == "''esc'c"     !hard terminal reset - not recommended < > $ sdc_DECALN    == "''esc'#8"    !screen alignment pattern > $!F > $ prompt = sdc_bold1 + nodename + "::" + username + "> " + sdc_bold0 > $ set prompt="''prompt'" > $! >  >  > John "REBOOT" Brandon  > VMS Systems Administrator , > firstname.lastname.spam.me.not@dalsemi.com    K I think that's the key.  Setting [0,32] is creating a four byte string, so  D you're getting <ESC><NUL><NUL><NUL>[1m which won't do what you want.   ------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 07:37:01 -0500 # From: "Hal Kuff" <kuff@comcast.net> U Subject: Re: HP DSPP program, OpenVMS SDK, Q3CY2004 OpenVMS Software Products Library - Message-ID: <cn4v3m$oht@library1.airnews.net>    dspp?   , <VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG> wrote in message* news:00A3AC58.F2BBA8BD@SendSpamHere.ORG...( > To anyone here who is a DSPP member... > I > Do you have as many issue with this DSPP program as I.  The web site is I > virtually useless to navigate.  I haven't received the OpenVMS Software J > Products Libraries when I should.  A complete lack of communication from$ > DSPP -- unless they want money. ;o > I > Does anyone here have a Q3CY2004 OpenVMS Software Products Library that  > they're will to part with? >  > I miss the ASAP program. > --  > > http://www.ProvN.com  for the *best* OpenVMS system security? >                       solutions that others only claim to be.  > --  . > Cyber-Terrorism (si'-ber tayr'-or-iz-em) n.:E >   The release of, the sale of, or the use of any Micro$oft software  product! > --  2 > VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)COM   ------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 10:51:42 +0100  From: Dirk Munk <munk@home.nl>( Subject: Re: Problem to Partition a disk2 Message-ID: <cn4lfg$kgn$1@news6.zwoll1.ov.home.nl>   Dirk Munk wrote: > Rudolf Wingert wrote:  > 	 >> Hello,  >>D >> I would like to patition a 146GB disk with the LDdriver into fourF >> partitions. The first problem (under OpenVMS 7.3-1 AXP) was, that IJ >> could not initialyze this disk with clustersize = 1. With clustersize =D >> 4 there was no problem. I did also set the /INDEX to BEGIN. AfterA >> mounting I created a directory ([LD]) and tried to create four J >> contiguous files of the size = 71000000  with the LDdriver. But I couldC >> create only three of them. The last one did not have enaugh free H >> contiguous disk space. The DEFRAG shows, that the disk was fragmentedJ >> into a few extends (four). I don't understand why. What's wrong with my# >> initalyzation und file creation?  >>" >> TIA and best Regards R. Wingert >>G > First of all you are not partitioning the disk, but instead your are  H > creating four container files that are used as disk devices by the LD # > driver. That is a big difference.  > J > I don't understand why you want to use a cluster size of 1. If you have  > lost a very small files,  8 sorry, typo. This should read "lots of very small files"  0   then a cluster size of 1 will prevent a lot ofH > slack (unusable disk space). Instead you only want to place four very < > big files on the disk. Why not use a cluster size of 256 ? > ( > Why don't you try something like this: >  > init <dev> -  _ > /cluster_size=256/headers=256/homeblocks=contiguous/index=beginning/maximum_files=256/system   >  > K > Afterwards check how many free blocks are left, divide that number by 4,  A > round the resulting number down to the nearest multiple of 256  = > (=clustersize), and then create four LD disks of that size.    ------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 10:48:47 +0100  From: Dirk Munk <munk@home.nl>( Subject: Re: Problem to Partition a disk2 Message-ID: <cn4la7$iv9$1@news6.zwoll1.ov.home.nl>   Rudolf Wingert wrote:  > Hello, > C > I would like to patition a 146GB disk with the LDdriver into four E > partitions. The first problem (under OpenVMS 7.3-1 AXP) was, that I I > could not initialyze this disk with clustersize = 1. With clustersize = C > 4 there was no problem. I did also set the /INDEX to BEGIN. After @ > mounting I created a directory ([LD]) and tried to create fourI > contiguous files of the size = 71000000  with the LDdriver. But I could B > create only three of them. The last one did not have enaugh freeG > contiguous disk space. The DEFRAG shows, that the disk was fragmented I > into a few extends (four). I don't understand why. What's wrong with my " > initalyzation und file creation? > ! > TIA and best Regards R. Wingert  > N First of all you are not partitioning the disk, but instead your are creating O four container files that are used as disk devices by the LD driver. That is a   big difference.   O I don't understand why you want to use a cluster size of 1. If you have lost a  Q very small files, then a cluster size of 1 will prevent a lot of slack (unusable  Q disk space). Instead you only want to place four very big files on the disk. Why   not use a cluster size of 256 ?   & Why don't you try something like this:  
 init <dev> -  \ /cluster_size=256/headers=256/homeblocks=contiguous/index=beginning/maximum_files=256/system  O Afterwards check how many free blocks are left, divide that number by 4, round  M the resulting number down to the nearest multiple of 256 (=clustersize), and  ' then create four LD disks of that size.    ------------------------------    Date: 13 Nov 2004 11:47:38 +0100K From: pmoreau@ath.cena.fr (Patrick MOREAU, CENA Athis, Tel: 01.69.57.68.40)  Subject: Re: VMS Advertisement! Message-ID: <M2lo7uJOcyb4@sinead>   f In article <5Q6ld.2849$NO3.1929@news.cpqcorp.net>, Keith Parris <keithparris_NOSPAM@yahoo.com> writes: > Michael D. Ober wrote:J >> On the back cover of last weeks "Information Week" there is a full pageK >> (cover) ad for HP Infinity Servers that actually lists OpenVMS as an OS.  > F > This is one of the nice side-effects of the OpenVMS port to Itanium. > I > And it's not only external advertisements, it's also internal HP sales  I > training, product information dissemination, and other internal venues  ) > where OpenVMS now always gets exposure.   6 If only there was sound support on Itanium servers :-(   Patrick  --O =============================================================================== N pmoreau@ath.cena.fr  (CENA)      ______      ___   _          (Patrick MOREAU)4 moreau_p@decus.fr (DECUS)       / /   /     / /|  /|J CENA/Athis-Mons FRANCE         / /___/     / / | / |   __   __   __   __  N BP 205                        / /         / /  |/  |  |  | |__| |__  |__| |  |N 94542 ORLY AEROGARE CEDEX    / /   ::    / /       |  |__| | \  |__  |  | |__|N http://www.ath.cena.fr/~pmoreau/            http://www.multimania.com/pmoreau/O ===============================================================================    ------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 07:00:11 -0800 # From: "Tom Linden" <tom@kednos.com>  Subject: Re: VMS Advertisement( Message-ID: <opsherylhnzgicya@hyrrokkin>  . On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 14:01:35 -0500, JF Mezei  % <jfmezei.spamnot@teksavvy.com> wrote:    > "Michael D. Ober" wrote: >>J >> On the back cover of last weeks "Information Week" there is a full pageK >> (cover) ad for HP Infinity Servers that actually lists OpenVMS as an OS.  > L > Listing VMS as an "also runs" is a step forward. However, what is needed   > is an F > Actual VMS ad that lists IA64 as an "also runs" and focuses on the   > virtues of > the OS, not the hardware.   G In order to get there, HP would need to modify its thinking, asking the = elementary business school question, "What business am I in?" G Working through the details of that, they might correctly conclude that D they are the purveyors (Forgetting about printers, cameras, etc.) ofJ certain software and they provide these on platforms, that they might be   betterJ to rely on third parties for.  For Fiscal 2003 the operating profit on PCsH was about 0.5% for VMS (I am told) it was about 18%, and it doesn't takeK business degree to see the difference between those numbers.  I am aware of H the need to qualify the software on the hardware, but that doesn't implyK that you need to build it.  Its like Disraeli's successors, who thought you H had to, e.g. occupy India and other countries to conduct business with   them.      --  C Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/    ------------------------------   End of INFO-VAX 2004.631 ************************                                                                                      zRց\Pl-zrй'mX.fEO.*B͙͢0bE@S~@LD|O`'>``w~?2(C \<  c",85C/S2%Kdɔ2%b@tL#`dwʊ^Yɡ| u ~6@𡁥D l@FtKMXw2'0R`Ű$"~ޟéra7-GҩnmV	7{ZQˬ_~2lP$X10&F[	gs\UX+ճ1YxJ|7j1BlM_& o_
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