DCL tips

List:

• DCL commands and qualifiers (most undocumented)
  • BACKUP/ENCRYPT
  • CHECKSUM
  • DUMP/DIR
  • DUMP/IDENTIFIER
  • EDIT/SLP
  • MCR
  • RUNOFF/DEC_INTERNAL
  • REPLY/SUBJECT in MAIL
  • SEND/FOREIGN in MAIL
  • SET NODE/FORWARD
  • SET TERMINAL/INTERACTIVE
  • SET TERMINAL/PASSALL
  • SET TRANSPORT
  • SET WATCH FILE
  • SHOW DISPLAY/SYMBOL
  • SHOW LAN
• DCL lexical functions (most undocumented)
  • F$GETENVIRONMENT
• special logicals (most undocumented)
  • DCL$PATH
  • FAL$LOG
  • FAL$OUTPUT
  • MAIL$INTERNET_TRANSPORT
  • MAIL$SYSTEM_FLAGS
  • NML$LOG
  • OPC$-logicals
  • SHOW$DEBUG
• known bugs
  • DIR/WIDTH bug
• advanced DCL programming
  • avoid userdefined symbols
  • clear screen
  • convert FTNCC-CRCC
  • copy without first lines
  • count lines in file
  • missing /OUTPUT
  • no echo
  • parameters from file
  • PATCH/DIFF utility
  • repeating ON
  • RUN with parameters
  • secure COM-file
  • TOUCH file
  • write sys$output no CRLF
• other tricks
  • available CDA formats
  • breakin VMS system
  • check fragmentation of file
  • create common area
  • debugging $HIBER/$WAKE
  • carefull deleting
  • help on error code
  • find ethernet address
  • extract help to file
  • mail exceeding diskquota
  • set MAIL editor
  • mail-images
  • multiple select in MAIL
  • no forward in MAIL
  • REPLY/ENABLE in batch
  • SAVE CHANGES_ONLY in TPU
  • shrink QMAN-file
  • task to task problem
  • truncate tape
  • incorrect disk-quota
  • incorrect free-blocks
  • VMSINSTAL pause

VMS page:

Link to VMS page.

Suggestions/reports:

Please email suggestions about new topics and error reports to Arne Vajhøj (arne@vajhoej.dk)

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