EVERHART%ARISIA.DECnet@GE-CRD.ARPA (05/14/88)
The following are two DECUS library status reports showing new
programs available from the DECUS library.
To reach the DECUS library, use the address:
DECUS Program Library
219 Boston Post Road
Marlboro, Mass. 01752-1850 USA
617-480-3418
Programs are distributed for media/copying charges that are more
or less in line with what universities charge. This is needed because they
have to pay some fulltime staff, pay for machines & maintenance, and the
costs of catalogs, etc. Not cheap. They get partial subsidies from DEC to
help with this, so costs aren't as high as they could be. However, Columbia
charges $100/tape for Kermit, you pay $50 for PMDF, and so on; DECUS charges
are comparable. Also, SIG tapes can be obtained free from your LUG as well as
the DECUS library.
This information is provided so if you want any of these programs,
you don't have to wait for a catalog to appear.
Glenn Everhart (Everhart%Arisia.decnet@GE-CRD.arpa)
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TO: Distribution
FROM: Betty Cadieux
DATE: May 02, 1988
SUBJECT: DECUS PROGRAM LIBRARY STATUS REPORT MAY 02, 1988
PROGRAM AVAILABILITY
Following are the new or revised (R) programs since the
distribution of the 1987/1988 catalog. The * indicates revisions
to new programs that have been announced through these status
reports.
PROGRAM NO. TITLE
VAX-286(R)* VIEW
VAX-318 Micro-FLX
VAX-329 SVIEW/SCOPY
VAX-330 VTCALC
VAX-332 Menu Branch
VAX-333 VT100KEYS
VAX-334 LASER_FORMAT
VAX-335 DBAG - Data Base System
VAX-336 FTX
11-462(R) TERM.FOR
11-901 TIDY DIRECTORY PROGRAM
Revision
VAX-286 VIEW Version: 5.1, March 1988
Submitted by: C.J. Chapman, Philips Defence Systems MEL, Crawley,
Sussex, England, RH10 2PZ
Operating System: MicroVMS V4.7, VAX/VMS V4.6 Source Language:
MACRO-32 Memory Required: 13.8KB Virtual Allocation Keywords:
System Management - VMS
Abstract: The VIEW utility is a system management tool that
enables the Systems Manager to obtain information on system
processes or user processes. VIEW is very useful for taking a
snapshot look at your system to establish what images are
currently executing. VIEW executes on Digital Equipment
Corporation VT200 Series terminals continuously displaying the
following information:
. User Name or Process Name, Image Name, Process Id.
. Login Time, Uic, Process State/Type, CPU Min/Sec.
. Base Priority, Current Priority, Working Set Size.
. Image Activation Count, Disk I/O, Buffered I/O.
. Page Faults, VMS Release, Balance Set, Node Name.
. Idle Time and Uptime since boot time, Date Time.
. Process alternate, device, directory and terminal.
VT220 Terminal Keypad Functions:
. Process User or Process Name (Select)
. Increase Interval Time (Up_Arrow)
. Decrease Interval Time (Down_Arrow)
. Increase Page Number (Next_Screen)
. Decrease Page Number (Previous_Screen)
. Clear Page (Do)
. Enable/Disable Highlight (Find)
. Process Alternate (Select)
. Highlight Process (Up/Down_Arrow)
. Delete Process (Remove)
. Increase Base Priority (Right_Arrow)
. Decrease Base Priority (Left_Arrow)
. To Exit type Ctrl_y, Ctrl_c or (F6).
To continuously VIEW Balance set, Idleup, and Date Time, use the
following procedure:
. Decrease Interval Time to zero.
. Clear Page using the (Do) key.
Release Notes are distributed with each order.
Notes: Operating system VAX/VMS V4 or later is required.
Changes and Improvements: Minor code changes.
Media (Service Charge Code): 600' Magnetic Tape (MA) Format:
VMS/BACKUP, or order VAX-LIB-8
New
VAX-318 Micro-FLX Version: 1.2, February 1988
Submitted by: Trevor Taylor, Microcomputer Technology, Chatswood,
NSW, Australia 2067
Operating System: MicroVMS V4.4 - 4.6, VAX/VMS V4.6 Source
Language: C, VAX FORTRAN Hardware Required: RX33 or RX50 Floppy
Diskette Drive Keywords: Data Communications, Utilities - VMS
Abstract: Micro-FLX is a file transfer program designed to allow
VAX users to read and write CP/M and MS/DOS floppies. It handles
RX50 diskettes in either CP/M or MS/DOS format from a Rainbow or
RX33 diskettes in MS/DOS format from a VAXmate. Floppies can be
mounted in an appropriate disk drive on either a VAX or a
MicroVAX, and files can then be copied to and from them using
commands similar to DCL. There is also built-in help.
Release notes are distributed with each order.
Sources not included.
Media (Service Charge Code): One RX50 Diskette (JA) Format:
VMS/BACKUP, 600' Magnetic Tape (MA) Format: VMS/BACKUP
VAX-329 SVIEW/SCOPY Version: 1.0, March 1988
Submitted by: John T. Carroll III, Columbus, IN
Operating System: MicroVMS V4.6 Source Language: VAX FORTRAN
Hardware Required: VT200, VT300 Terminals Keywords: FORTRAN,
Graphics, ReGIS
Abstract: SVIEW is a FORTRAN program that displays screen images
saved by the SCOPY subroutine on Digital Equipment Corporation's
VT200 and VT300 series graphics terminals. Once invoked, SVIEW
prompts the user for commands to READ a plot file, VIEW a screen
image, PLOT a screen image, and EXIT the program.
SCOPY is a FORTRAN subroutine that transfers images displayed on
Digital Equipment Corporations's VT200 and VT300 series graphics
terminals to a plot file. The transfer is accomplished by
initiating a remote screen copy and redirecting the screen image
from the printer port to the host. The resulting plot file can
be printed on any one of Digital Equipment Corporation's graphics
printers or rapidly redisplayed at the terminal using the SVIEW
program.
Media (Service Charge Code): One RX50 Diskette (JA) Format:
VAX/ANSI, 600' Magnetic Tape (MA) Format: VAX/ANSI
New
VAX-330 VTCALC Version: 1.0, April 1988
Submitted by: Michael Chamsay
Operating System: VAX/VMS Source Language: VAX BASIC Hardware
Required: VT100 or VT220 Terminal Keywords: Calculators
Abstract: VTCALC is an easy to use, simple calculator program
that does basic calculations. All input is done via the keypad
and arrow keys which are diagrammed on the screen using the line
drawing character set. Like many simple calculators it has one
memory cell which is displayed on the screen and updated whenever
the store key is pressed. This program was developed and tested
on a VT220 look alike in VT100 mode. One of the future enhance-
ments will be to include scientific functions such as
trigonometic, and log functions.
Media (Service Charge Code): 600' Magnetic Tape (MA) Format:
VAX/ANSI
New
VAX-332 Menu Branch Version: 1.1, April 1988
Submitted by: Bob Bruhin, Advanta, Building Five, Horsham, PA
Operating System: VAX/VMS V4.7 Source Language: MACRO-32 Memory
Required: 25.6KB Keywords: Menu Control, Tools - Applications
Development
Abstract: This tool takes the form of a MACRO-32 program which
can replace the display and selection portions of a captive menu
command procedure. Using this tool, captive menus are still DCL
command procedures (like at most installations). However, the
burden of coding the routines to display the menu, accept a user
selection and execute the appropriate DCL code to perform the
selected action is removed from the designer of the menu. The
menu program can perform all these actions from within the
command procedure.
The menu program may be considered a multi-way DCL branch
statement. The command procedure calls the menu program using
the DCL RUN command. A menu description is included in-line in
the command procedure, following the activation of the menu
program.
Media (Service Charge Code): 600' Magnetic Tape (MA) Format:
VMS/BACKUP
New
VAX-333 VT100KEYS Version: 1, March 1988
Submitted by: Ronald William Burke, Westinghouse Electric
Corporation, Baltimore, MD
Operating System: Micro/VMS V4.X, VAX/VMS V4.X Source Language:
DCL, VAX FORTRAN Keywords: Terminal Handler
Abstract: VT100KEYS shows users how to use the keypad on a VT100
terminal. It allows you to lock or unlock terminal or console
from unauthorized access. It includes a pair of DCL commands
(LOCK.COM and CLOCK.COM) which approximate VT100KEY's locking
capabilities on terminals and consoles.
Media (Service Charge Code): 600' Magnetic Tape (MA) Format:
VMS/BACKUP
New
VAX-334 LASER_FORMAT Version: 2, April 1988
Submitted by: Dr. David W. Burgess, RAF Institute Of Aviation
Medicine, Farnborough, Hants, England, GN14 6SZ
Operating System: MicroVMS V4.7, VAX/VMS V4.6 Source Language:
VAX FORTRAN Hardware Required: Postscript Laser Printer
Keywords: Text Formatting
Abstract: LASER-FORMAT is a file interpreter to modify either
Bonner RUNOFF, WPS, or Normal text listings for output on a
PostScript Laser printer. Command files exits to catch files for
listing from a directory [LASER] for automatic printing on a
laser print queue. Using escape codes additional postscript
commands can be added to the files to produce pretty output of
desk top publishing quality. Codes exist for full support of the
technical character set in WPS. Wordstar files can also be
printed on this package over DECnet.
The package contains three demonstration manuals for output
either as a straight text file, a RUNOFF file or via WPS-PLUS if
this program is available.
Package also contains an updated version of DECUS Program No.
VAX-212, "PLOT_IT and SPELL: Interactive Dicionary", a Graph
plotting program.
Media (Service Charge Code): Five RX50 Diskettes (JE) Format:
VMS/BACKUP, 600' Magnetic Tape (MA) Format: VMS/BACKUP
New
VAX-335 DBAG - Data Base System Version: 1.0, January 1988
Submitted by: Luis Arriaga Da Cunita, Laboratorio Nacional De
Engenharia Civil, 1799 Lisboa Codex, Portugal
Operating System: VAX/VMS V3.4 - V4.6 Source Language: VAX
FORTRAN Memory Required: 1MB Keywords: Data Base Management
Abstract: DBAG is a relational database system, implemented for
VAX/VMS, similar in functionality and interactive interface, to
the commercial product DBASE III. Some commands are actually the
same, so users familiar with that popular package should "feel at
home" with little effort.
The editor of records (and commands) departs from a WordStar-like
approach and emulates VAX's EDT thus again saving extra learning
effort.
The system also provides a complete library of subroutines,
FORTRAN 77 callable, for those who need/want to write their own
program to handle the database.
Media (Service Charge Code): 2400' Magnetic Tape (PA) Format:
VMS/BACKUP
New
VAX-336 FTX Version: 4.5, April 1988
Submitted by: C.J. Chapman, Philips Defence Systems MEL, Crawley,
Sussex, England, RH10 2PZ
Operating System: MicroVMS V4.7, VAX/VMS V4.5 Source Language:
MACRO-32 Memory Required: 60KB Virtual Allocation Keywords:
System Management - VMS, Utilities - VMS
Abstract: FTX - Foreign Tape Extension utility is a systems
management tool that enables ASCII or EBCDIC data files to be
written, or read from magnetic tape using any combination of
block and record format. The utility uses VMS command definition
language.
Features include:
. Automatic tape mount and dismount with no unload.
. Forward tape mark skipping before read begins.
. Full wild card file processing.
. Record padding and stripping.
. Read while spooling option.
. Data I/O CHECKING.*
Release notes are distributed with each order.
Notes: Operating System VMS V4.0 or later is required.
Media (Service Charge Code): 600' Magnetic Tape (MA) Format:
VMS/BACKUP
Revision
11-462 TERM.FOR Version: 5.1, April 1988
Submitted by: Richard Desper, U.S. Army Materials Technology
Lab., Watertown, MA
Operating System: RT-11 V5.0 Source Language: FORTRAN IV Memory
Required: 56KB Software Required: RT-11 Sysgened for
Multi-terminal support. Hardware Required: DLV-11J Quad Serial
Interface Keywords: Data Communications, Emulators
Abstract: TERM is written in FORTRAN to convert a PDP-11/23 with
a DLV-11J Quad Serial Interface into a smart terminal. The
program allows the PDP-11/23 console terminal to converse with a
remote computer. Disk files on the PDP-11/23 may be accessed as
either sources or sinks for ASCII data files. File transfer is
limited to ASCII files and is not automatically checked for
errors, but is quite reliable at speeds up to 2400 baud. (A
second speed limitation is that the remote computer baud rate
must be slower than the PDP-11/23 console terminal rate, 9600
baud at this installation.) TERM is sufficiently transparent to
the user to allow editing operations on the remote computer, e.g.
VAX/VMS EDT using VT100 or VT200 terminal support. For possible
use with a remote VAX, a VMS file TERM.COM is also provided to
facilitate file transfer. Further details are in the file
TERM.DOC and as comments in TERM.FOR.
Notes: Operating system RT-11 V5.0 or higher is required.
Changes and Improvements: Control Z from either the terminal or
the remote host stops all file transfer.
Restrictions: Console terminal baud rate must be faster than
"Modem" (connected to remote host) baud rate.
Media (Service Charge Code): One RX01 Diskette (KA) Format:
RT-11, 600' Magnetic Tape (MA) Format: RT-11
New
11-901 TIDY DIRECTORY PROGRAM Version: January 1988
Submitted by: Sanjay Dasgupta, Gas Authority of India Ltd., New
Delhi, India, 110021
Operating System: RSX-11M-PLUS V2.1 Source Language: FORTRAN 77,
MACRO-11 Memory Required: 40KB Software Required: Device
independent cursor positioning option of full duplex terminal
driver (RSX Sysgen option). Hardware Required: VT100 Compatible
Terminal Keywords: Utilities - RSX-11
Abstract: The TIDY DIRECTORY PROGRAM (TDP) is a screen-based
utility that helps you to keep your directory tidy. TDP shows
you summary information about your files, calling attention to
those that exist in multiple versions, and provides single-
key-stroke purging and deleting capability. You can also examine
the contents of any file before deciding to purge or delete it.
All these functions are available from within TDP, and you never
have to use PIP, TYPE, DELETE, PURGE, or PRINT.
TDP presents summaries grouped by file type, so you are always
aware of the file groups in your directory. At the author's
installation every user who uses TDP has invariably found (and
deleted), groups of files whose existence they would not have
otherwise known. This is particularly true of active users who
always examine directories by selective wildcarding.
Because TDP exploits VT100 video features and the applications
key-pad, the file directory is never more than a few key strokes
away from a file-contents display, and PURGING and DELETING
tools. This makes it a particularly effective and fast way of
hacking away the dead wood from your directory.
Restrictions: The RSX operating system must be sysgened with the
device independent cursor positioning option.
Documentation available in hardcopy only. Complete sources not
included.
Media (Service Charge Code): User's Manual (EA), One RX01
Diskette (KA) Format: FILES-11, 600' Magnetic Tape (MA) Format:
FILES-11