For questions that are specific to the OpenVMS (AKA VAX/VMS) operating system. If your question has nothing to do with OpenVMS APIs or OpenVMS-specific behavior then do not use this tag. This tag is appropriate for any software running on OpenVMS.
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How do i send an email via smtp from my COBOL program
Hi I am total beginner in cobol and need help in compiling this sendmail program.
I need to send a mail to SMTP domain using COBOL program on OpenVMS.
Can you please help me to fix this compilation error?
COBOl Program
identification…
user3471791
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dcl assignment from a command
I am new to DCL.
I want to get the out put of a command in a variable and iterate result one by one.
filePath=dir /since="time_now" [.SUBDIR]*.PNG/noheader/notrail
kbang
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OpenVMS - DELETE Line if TEXT like x
I have a batch script that is writing all files inclusive of path and version number to a TMP file for a physical device. This batch script then writes any lines that demonstrate a file version number greater than a provided variable.
DIRECTORYX :=…
Marcus Culver
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Java logging / openVMS
I've been working on a project with Java on openVMS. To get right to it, my program reads a file and calls some SOAP services. I implemented log4j like normal and here is where my problem begins. It appears when my log file is opened by my…
Danman06
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Does anyone know how to issue a SUBMIT command to OpenVMS over an FTP session?
I am currently using windows telnet to submit files to the OpenVMS queue via a series of sendkeys/application waits through VBA. It works, up until the end-user shifts focus away from the telnet window. I would prefer to issue the SUBMITs using an…
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How do I declare a 2 digit integer with leading zero openvms
How do I declare a 2 digit integer with leading zero openvms
Example:
$month = 01
$month = month + 1
$write sys$output month
I want month to now be 02.
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Deleting first four lines in a file in openvms ---> Dcl scripting
Suppose i have a file name Trialcr.txt
PAR875:FXOV003506A_02> typ trialcr.txt
Classes in CMS Library DISK_FXOCMS:[fxo.CMS.LIBS.FXO_LIV.SRC]
FXO_CR012123 "FXO_CR1232 : FXOME-sfsfsfsf dasdad "
ABC.COM 2
PQ.BSQL 1
I want to delete the first…
tejas shah
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Sending signals from DCL command line on OpenVMS
I'm trying to send a signal via the command line on an OpenVMS server. Using Perl I have set up signal handlers between processes and Perl on VMS is able to send Posix signals. In addition, C++ programs are able to send and handle signals too.…
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Cannot delete a printer queue on OpenVMS
Im trying to delete a printer queue but I always receive the message:
$> delete/que myprinter
%DELETE-E-NOTDELETED, error deleting MYPRINTER
-JBC-E-REFERENCED, existing references prevent deletion
$> sh que/all/full myprinter
Server queue MYPRINTER,…
rdavila.2102
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Strings, gets and do while
I'm doing an exercise in C but I have a problem when at the and I want to repeat the cicle (do while), infact if I type 1 the programme starts again by the top, but it doesn't stop at the gets(testo); . I tried plenty of ways to solve the bug…
Mitro
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Alphabetical order a 2d array
I'm doing an exercise in C with strings, I have to order some words taken by a text.
#include
#include
main(){
int cch=0, cw=0, i, j, w=0, ord=0, f=0; //counter and index
char testo[80];
char…
Mitro
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Find the date/time a process was created in OpenVMS
I can't seem to find the date/time a process was created in OpenVMS V8.3-1H1.
The sh proc/all PROCESS_NAME command does show a Connect time which at first I though it is the time since the process was created, but after a few tests I discovered that…
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DCL sort - different start positions
I have a DCL script that creates a .txt file that looks something like this
something,somethingelse,00000004
somethingdifferent,somethingelse1,00000002
anotherline,line,00000015
I need to sort the file by the 3rd column highest to…
user1943219
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trapping SIGABRT from perl on VMS
Given kill.pl:
$SIG{INT} = sub { print "int\n" };
$SIG{TERM} = sub { print "term\n" };
$SIG{ABRT} = sub { print "abort\n" };
print "sleeping...\n";
sleep 60;
And kill.com:
$ perl kill.pl
And launching+aborting like so:
submit /log_file=kill.log…
Jason
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Openvms C++ - how to pass values to the environment
I am trying to pass values from a C++ program on VMS.
$DESCRIPTOR( lname, (char*) "A" );
$DESCRIPTOR( lvalue, (char *) "Hello World" );
lib$set_logical( &lname, &lvalue );
lib$set_symbol (&lname,&lvalue);
Should it work? If Not how do I correct…
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