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.
Questions tagged [openvms]
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Outputting a double quote in awk on OpenVMS
Running GNU Awk 3.1.1 on an openvms system. Anyone know how I can output a double quote character. Tried various ways with no luck e.g
$ gawk "BEGIN {print "Hello, World"}" NL:
/chas$dka0/psx$root/bin/gawk: cmd. line:2: (END OF…
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ms Oracle: Avoid blank-padding in Embedded SQL
I am currently migrating a C-application from RdB (OpenVMS) to Oracle 11 (Linux). I now stumbled over a difference between the two database systems.
Example:
create table MYTAB(id number(13), name varchar2(10)) ;
Contents
Id Name
1 Smith
2 …
Jörg Mohren
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Determine application executable artifact scope through monitoring on OpenVMS
We have a legacy COBOL application based on OpenVMS for-which we do not have a clear idea of configuration. In this context, by "configuration" I am talking about:
Which executable files comprise the application;
Which pristine source files…
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Is there a format for outputing an unsigned zoned decimal field in OpenVMS?
I am trying to write a zero padded field in a test file that a COBOL program will read using the picture clause 9(5)v999. However I am unable to find the proper format. I've tried z8.3 but SAS inserts the decimal point...ie 99.999 where as I need …
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How to add Reflection for UNIX and OpenVMS reference to C#?
I am trying to add a reference to Reflection for UNIX and OpenVMS to my C# project but get the following error
A reference to 'Reflection for UNIX and OpenVMS' could not be added
Does this mean I do not have that library ? Why would it show up…
Pasha
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C poll() pipe() incompatibility on OpenVMS
I'm porting some code to OpenVMS and have stumbled upon a limitation.
There is a poll() function checking an array of sockets for events, but unfortunately, one of the file descriptors is created via pipe() function.
This is then causing a problem…
Tomas Soltys
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Java BufferedReader openvms
I'm a JAVA newbie and developing my first program. I'm using Eclipse Luna on a Windows 7 PC. The version of JAVA I'm compiling to is 1.4.2 as that is the version of the JAVA on the target system which I am unable to change. The target system is…
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Return -1 from fork()
I'm trying to port an application from OpenVMS to Linux. The application creates subprocesses in the following way:
if ((pid = fork()) == 0)
{
// do subprocess
}
else if (pid < 0)
{
printf("\ncreation of subprocess failed") ;
}
else
{
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Jörg Mohren
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VMS directory issue
I'm not that familiar to VMS directory structure.So, I have an application installed on VMS. I am getting an error message when starting the application...I know it's just a directory path issue. The application is installed on DKA0:[TEST.ONE] using…
Joie Tamayo
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ftp failure from VMS to Unix system
When my customers are trying to transfer the files through ftp system, they are getting this error. It seems like the ftp connection is established however because of some unknown reasons the data is not transferring. This is a connection from VMS…
jis1729
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remote data & query to OpenVMS RMS files
What options exist to query RMS files in OpenVMS? The context for the query/access would be for BI & reporting. Currently, a very old FOCUS (Infomation Builders, v. 6.9.8) is in use, and that only from within the native OpenVMS command line…
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OVMS remote command execution using Plink
I am trying to execute a remote command on a OVMS server using plink. When I try executing a simple command its working fine:
plink -ssh -l USERID HOST-pw PASSWORD DIR
But when i start using some complex command it is throwing error:
plink -ssh -l…
Hari Upadrasta
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Perl encounters "out of memory" in openvms system
I am using a 32 bit perl in my openvms system.(So perl can access up till 2gb of virtual address space ).
I am hitting "out of memory!" in a large perl script. I zeroed in on the location of variable causing this . However after my tests with…
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OpenVMS initialization of record types
I have some legacy code that I am trying to improve... one approach I like to take is using structures to organize data rather than equivalence operations.... shudder. This is on OpenVMS Fortran 6.4 which I understand to be Fortran77 plus some…
cgilley
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How to list directories on an OpenVMS volume
I've been searching Google as well as the OpenVMS System Administrator's Guide and User Guide, and still can't find anything regarding listing the directories present on an OpenVMS volume. I can't see how this could taken for granted in the docs,…
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