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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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Python Telnet with test driven development

I'm writing some Python (3.4.2) scripts to telnet into our legacy VMS system to run some reports. The terminal emulation we use to access the system is VT320. I want to use TDD into my scripts to help verify I'm at the right menu before…
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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…
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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…
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Can I fill in the change history for a legacy project between releases using Git?

Let's say we currently have a legacy codebase that is having work done to it, and is being ported to new hardware. Currently version control is treated as only that and any work done on the code is through a series of zip packages that are turned…
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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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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
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Good freeware clone of the VMS editor EDT for unix or the pc?

I would like to have the same editor available on all of the platforms I frequent. Emacs and Vi are not desired solutions.
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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,…
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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…
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dcl verify specific lines in DCL

Using DCL, i have a .txt file with 3 lines Line 1 test. Line 2 test. Line 3 test. I'm trying to very that each contains exactly what is expected. I'm currently using the f@extract function which will give me the output of line 1 but i cannot…
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Develop in Assembly on OpenVMS?

Someone can explain me how to develop in assembly on OpenVMS, I already develop in C on OpenVMS and I've just start with assembly in Windows and Linux. How can I compile, link and run an .asm program?
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Developing with C++ on OpenVMS

I am looking at a C++ project on OpenVMS. How different is it from NIX development? Is it a bit like a peculiar UNIX version or LINUX distro? Any peculiarities when it comes to memory management or threading etc? (I know FILE I/O is a bit…
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How to delete some directories after their client workspaces are deleted in perforce?

I am working on perforce on Linux and VMS. I have created 3 directories, each of which has a client name and .p4rc file and mapping. After some work, I do not need these directories. I used perf client -d to delete the client workspaces. But, the…
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C++ function pointer type is not compatible with candidate on Linux and VMS

This question is related to my another question- boost::bind return a function object which is the argument for a function that requires pointer Except the interface of bridge_set_pound_var_func is not allowed to be changed. Also, boost::function…
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