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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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Updating .class file in a jar throws exception

I'm trying to port a wikimedia plugin to run on OpenVMS and needed to alter a class. I'm trying to update the .class file in the jar using jar uf jar-file .class-file, however when I do this I get the following: java.util.zip.ZipException: duplicate…
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Getting "Invalid URL" when uploading file using FtpWebRequest

We have an OpenVMS (VMS) Alpha server which I need to access in order for me to transfer a file via FTP. The problem is that it does not support the command used in FtpWebRequest when initiating the connection (ftp://192.168.xx.xx), is there any…
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OpenVMS (VAX) Fortran function returning a character*(*) to C

A OpenVMS (VAX) FORTRAN subroutine can be passed a character*(*): subroutine forsub (in) character*(*) in type *, in return end from a C function: #include #include extern void forsub(); main() { auto $DESCRIPTOR(in_string,…
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"Hello World" in Openvms/Itanium assembly example?

I've been searching the web for an example "Hello World" program written for the intel ia64 assembler on OpenVMS/Itanium. Has anybody done this? Thanks
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How to access debug information in a running application

I was wondering if it is possible to access debug information in a running application that has been compiled with /DEBUG (Pascal and/or C), in order to retrieve information about structures used in the application.
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Search for VMS documentation tool (VAX document ?)

Many years ago I worked at a DEC-shop. We used a tool called Document (as far as I remember) to create documentation. It was provided by DEC and created the same layout as the original DEC documentation. Which is as far as I'm concerned a milestone…
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What are the relationship between LIS, OBJ and EXE files?

I am working with a different compiler CC. It doesn't work like GCC. When I was using GCC, I can do "gcc -o exe_filename source_filename" and the output would be a exe file. When I use CC, I need 2 steps. First I compile the source files (suppose it…
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How can I set up a OpenVMS VM environment

I am looking to set up a VM running openVMS if there is a free version or possibly freeVMS? I essentially want to set up a VMS environment with the EVE and EDI editors. I run a Mac so I'd like to set it up on that, I could sort out a PC if necessary…
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how to run a simple c program in openvms?

How to compile and link the sample c program in openVMS ?Can any one please explain the process and how can debugging process is don in OpenVMS?
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How to have Emacs create backup files with OpenVMS Files-11 style file names with version numbers?

This SO answer about .emacs file contains: ;; keep backup files neatly out of the way in .~/ (setq backup-directory-alist '(("." . ".~"))) which triggered an idea that it would be handy if Emacs would create backup files using the OpenVMS Files-11…
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Remotely modify OpenVMS file using vim and SFTP from a Linux system

I'm using CentOS 5.5 and I'm trying to remotely modify file of an OpenVMS server. I tried with scp but I got an error about an "unexpected newline". I tried to find the solution to this but I haven't found it yet. Then I tried with sftp and I…
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Can VMS filenames combine logical names and subdirectories?

I wonder about an apparent limitation to the flexibility of using filenames and logical names (~ filename aliases in this context) on VMS. You can have names like [dir]name or [.subdir]name and you can combine them with a device like dskxy:[dir]name…
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Is it possible to pass input to console applications via batch files in Windows?

On OpenVMS, it is possible to write DCL (DIGITAL Command Language) command scripts that interpret lines without the $ prompt as input to the preceding command. For example, let's assume that we have a simple application ADD.EXE that asks for input…
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Code generator for CLI based on CLD file

Although programming using the CLI$ routines is not very hard, it would be nice if there were a code generator for the basic stuff based on the CLD file. Does anyone have something like that, or is there anyone interested in it?
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Read file fast (stream_lf format)

Looking for a way to speed up reading and processing a large text file (basically csv; stream_lf). Should I bypass RMS? Solution may be asynchronous or synchronous. Current implementation is synchronous, but is too slow. Implementation is in HP…
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