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Newbie DEC COBOL Question - Indexed files... 31 41 (9/11/2012 2:07:54 PM) comp.os.vms I've got the following code: IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. AddUsers. AUTHOR. Sampsa Laine. ENVIRONMENT DIVISION. INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION. FILE-CONTROL. SELECT UserFile ASSIGN TO "USERS.DAT"... sampsa

Restricting user to current file in EDIT/TPU 58 59 (9/10/2012 3:53:07 PM) comp.os.vms I want to have a user (with a captive account) edit a given text file that is passed as an argument to EDIT/TPU, but not be able to read or write any other files (like the -R option on nano on Unix). Is th... sampsa

HP is on that cloud everyone is talking about 1 38 (9/6/2012 12:21:46 PM) comp.os.vms http://www.theonion.com/video/hp-on-that-cloud-thing-that-everyone-else-is-talki,28789/ ... sampsal

LK-style USB keyboard, anyone got a spare for sale? 16 46 (8/25/2012 9:08:03 AM) comp.os.vms So I noticed there's a DEC-layout (with PF+gold keys etc) LK46- something with a USB port available but they're CRAZY expensive (several hundred dollars) from suppliers that I managed to Google. Anyone got... sampsa

OT: Has Ask Slashdot reached a hilarious new low-point? 16 29 (8/13/2012 9:44:59 AM) comp.os.vms This guy wants to use a TAPE DRIVE as a NAS box, basically to stream movies and stuff. The mind boggles. "Do you know of any realistic way to use a tape drive solution at home, not as a backup, but as a... sampsa

Attaching an actual 3.5" floppy drive to SIMH-VAX RXV21 device? 39 44 (8/9/2012 6:31:10 AM) comp.os.vms Can I attach a Linux floppy device (/dev/fd0, high density 3.5" 1.44 MB drive, attached to an old-school onboard FDD controller on a Dell Inspiron 8000) to the RXV21 device on SIMH-VAX? Just wondering, not... sampsa

Reading 254-track SIMH Altair disks using CPMTOOLS? 6 32 (8/1/2012 8:02:50 PM) comp.os.cpm I've defined some disks in simp as follows: d tracks[0-7] 254 attach ask disk.dsk I then installed cpmtools, and am trying to figure out what the entry in /etc/cpmtools/diskdefs needs to look like to su... sampsal

MULTINET SSH pubkey authentication 1 32 (10/23/2011 4:43:28 PM) comp.os.vms I am trying to get MULTINET V5.3(17) to only accept public key authentication. Here's the relevant section of my MULTINET:SSH2D_CONFIG. file: AllowedAuthentications publickey Require... sampsa

Wildcards using MULTINET FTP server, Linux client? 11 120 (10/21/2011 3:26:53 PM) comp.os.vms I'm trying to do a rm *.*;* in an FTP script and get this error: 550-Failed to delete directory DKA0:[ARCSIGHT]*^.log^;*.dir; 550 The file specification must contain a name, type and version number (even if wi... sampsa

AD: DEC Gear clear out, part 2 0 38 (10/20/2011 8:59:20 PM) comp.os.vms Couple of more items: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120797359174?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649#ht_500wt_1344 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120797361051?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m... sampsa

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Newbie DEC COBOL Question - Indexed files... 31 41 (9/11/2012 2:07:54 PM) comp.os.vms I've got the following code: IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. AddUsers. AUTHOR. Sampsa Laine. ENVIRONMENT DIVISION. INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION. FILE-CONTROL. SELECT UserFile ASSIGN TO "USERS.DAT"... sampsal (128)

Restricting user to current file in EDIT/TPU 58 59 (9/10/2012 3:53:07 PM) comp.os.vms I want to have a user (with a captive account) edit a given text file that is passed as an argument to EDIT/TPU, but not be able to read or write any other files (like the -R option on nano on Unix). Is th... sampsal (128)

This must be progress 17 39 (8/16/2012 8:02:29 AM) comp.os.cpm For the last weeks, I have (with others) been disassembling TREK-80. Everybody knows that, despite having worked with about 25 Programming Languages, BASIC is still my favorite, despite trying to use Dr. Lo... roche182 (635)

OT: Has Ask Slashdot reached a hilarious new low-point? 16 29 (8/13/2012 9:44:59 AM) comp.os.vms This guy wants to use a TAPE DRIVE as a NAS box, basically to stream movies and stuff. The mind boggles. "Do you know of any realistic way to use a tape drive solution at home, not as a backup, but as a... sampsal (128)

For sale: NEC FD1165-H 8 inch floppy drive 3 30 (8/10/2012 12:32:46 PM) comp.os.cpm Hello, I'm cleaning out my attic and selling my NEC FD1165-H 8" floppy drive. Have not been used for over 15 years. Mfg. date 1984/2. Regards, /Tomas Karlsson Sweden ... gargamel.se (10)

Attaching an actual 3.5" floppy drive to SIMH-VAX RXV21 device? 39 44 (8/9/2012 6:31:10 AM) comp.os.vms Can I attach a Linux floppy device (/dev/fd0, high density 3.5" 1.44 MB drive, attached to an old-school onboard FDD controller on a Dell Inspiron 8000) to the RXV21 device on SIMH-VAX? Just wondering, not... sampsal (128)

Running CP/M within Linux? 14 49 (8/3/2012 4:16:22 PM) comp.os.cpm I've used VirtualBox on my Ubuntu laptop for a while to allow me to run various Windows operating systems for the work I do for my clients. This is handy for me as I can have multiple Windows systems running ... johncrane (14)

Reading 254-track SIMH Altair disks using CPMTOOLS? 6 32 (8/1/2012 8:02:50 PM) comp.os.cpm I've defined some disks in simp as follows: d tracks[0-7] 254 attach ask disk.dsk I then installed cpmtools, and am trying to figure out what the entry in /etc/cpmtools/diskdefs needs to look like to su... sampsal (128)

DCL to PHP converter anyone ? 5 43 (5/2/2012 6:47:50 AM) comp.os.vms Hello All, I remember having posted this question a few years ago but didn't succeed to find any answer anywhere today. Does someone know of a DCL to PHP converter, please? (any platform) [this is for Hoff] ... didier.morandi (97)

alt.comp.security.vms 6 113 (4/18/2012 12:33:47 PM) comp.os.vms theres been a new system created and i thought i should le u guys know it was rumored as being based upon a VMS structure and turns the os in to an octal system so there is a small emu layer in the kernel. it i... morrisonvuchang (2)