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VMS is any operating system of the VMS family: OpenVMS, VAX/VMS, and VAX-11/VMS which run on the VAX, Alpha, and Itanium-based families of computers. Note: This tag should not, as a rule, be used for Virtual Machines (VMs).

(Open Virtual Memory System), previously known as VAX-11/VMS (1975-1980), VAX/VMS (1980s), and OpenVMS (since 1992) is a computer operating system that runs on VAX, Alpha and Itanium-based families of computers.

VMS was developed specifically for 32-bit processing in 1974, based on RSX-11 for PDP-11 computers. VMS simultaneously supports realtime, interactive, and batch operations. Its API is uniquely distinct from other operating systems, though a high degree of compatibility is available when development targets the C language runtime libraries.

Since the 1990s, an -based GUI is available on workstations.

is the command shell and batch language of VMS.

Note: This tag should not, as a rule, be used for Virtual Machines (VMs).

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waiting on background subprocesses in DCL on VMS

I am looking for a way to launch several background processes to run in parallel with DCL. I would want to wait for them all to complete and know whether they all succeeded or at least one failed. This would be like using & and wait in bash. I read…
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How to do code-review/debug/coding/test/version-control for C++ on perforce and VMS

I am working on C++ programming with perforce (a version control tool) on VMS. I need to handle tens or even hundreds of C++ files (managed by perforce) on VMS. I am familiar with Linux, python but not DCL (a script language) on VMS. I need to…
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How to list history commands on VMS ?

How to list history commands on VMS ? On linx, we can use "history". I cannot find corresponding commands on VMS . Any help will be appreciated. Thanks
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How do I search text in a file with DCL

How do I search text in a file with DCL? Yes, I have to use DCL. The file format is straight forward: . . . They're separated by a few white space characters. I just need to…
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How do I call a Perl function from a DCL script?

I have a DCL script where I need to call a Perl function located in a Perl script. How do I do that and capture the output of that Perl function in the DCL script? I know I can probably call the Perl script as follows: $ perl my_perl_script.pl But…
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Changing f$mode() in an 'OTHER' session in openvms

I want to loggin in an openvms system using SSH progamatically then issue remote commands on the server. Putty will let me do that because f$mode() is 'BATCH' but with any SSH library I have used, the f$mode is 'OTHER' and that creates errors in my…
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Old version of SAS

I am getting funky results in several ways (Like jibberish..almost like when opening a word document the wrong way). I am told our company is running an old version of SAS. it runs in a VMS environment. Can SAS "break down so to speak", where…
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How do I resolve an IPC error in Open VMS web service integration toolkit (WSIT)

I have inherited a 'technology' stack that I have very little experience of and am hoping for help to resolve an issue. Using the OpenVMS Web Service Integration Toolkit to call OpenVMS service from a web browser I am receiving the following…
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Reading a RSTS/E V6 9-Track Tape Under VMS 7.3

I am trying to recover some backups from two old 9-track tapes. They were created ~1980 under RSTS/E version 6. I have VMS 7.3 on a MicroVAX II and a functional TU80 tape drive. Both systems are fully functional so it is not a "Jurassic…
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Transfer of documents DECWRITE (VMS) to WORD (PC)

I have a large number of old DECwrite, VAX Document. Anyone know of how I can get them convert to Word (PC Windows 7)?
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How can I script the body of a VMS mail?

I have a script that addresses and sends an email but I need a body in the message without creating a file and then inserting the file with the standard MAIL commandline. How can I do that?
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VMS timestamp to POSIX time_t --- Boost.DateTime bug?

How can I write a C++ function which takes a long long value representing a VMS timestamp and returns the corresponding time_t value, assuming the conversion yields a valid time_t? (I'll be parsing binary data sent over network on a commodity CentOS…
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Preserve file permissions in sftp from VMS to Unix?

I am trying to copy a file from VMS machine to Unix machine using SFTP. I want to preserve the file permissions. Or atleast change them once I copy using sftp. As options like "chmod","umask" and "put -P" are not allowed, What is the solution for…
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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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Acessing remote SQL server in VAX VMS

I have a SQL server on a remote machine and a VAX VMS based system is connected to the server machine. Can someone please tell me how to access the SQL database on remote server from the VAX-VMS system? Thank You
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