rde@eagle.ukc.ac.uk (R.D.Eager) (05/01/87)
I am after a program to enable recording of a terminal session on VMS. I
saw an example of one during an explanation of a different topic in a
recent article, but couldn't contact the author.
The program I saw was called PHOTO, and you typed something like:
$ PHOTO file
$ .
$
$ .
$ ! either logout or PHOTO something
and file would contain all the intermediate terminal transactions.
Any ideas please?
--
Bob Eager
rde@ukc.UUCP
...!mcvax!ukc!rde
Phone: +44 227 66822 ext 7589johnth@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (John Thurtell) (05/04/87)
In article <2895@eagle.ukc.ac.uk> rde@ukc.ac.uk (R.D.Eager) writes: >I am after a program to enable recording of a terminal session on VMS. I ... > >The program I saw was called PHOTO, and you typed something like: > >Any ideas please? >-- > Bob Eager > rde@ukc.UUCP > ...!mcvax!ukc!rde > Phone: +44 227 66822 ext 7589 I have seen PHOTO but don't know anything about it however I can offer a simple solution to your problem. Try using the log qualifier on the set host command. (You may need to be running as a decnet site to use this I'm not sure.) Anyway this is what I do. If the vax your logged onto is called say MYVAX then try, SET HOST MYVAX /LOG=TERMINAL.LOG Login again and conduct your business. When you log out you should find a log file in your home (?) directory.
jimp@cognos.uucp (Jim Patterson) (05/06/87)
In article <2895@eagle.ukc.ac.uk> rde@ukc.ac.uk (R.D.Eager) writes: >I am after a program to enable recording of a terminal session on VMS. The usual "trick" to do this is to use DecNET. The remote login command, SET HOST, supports a LOG parameter that diverts a copy of the session to a disk file. For example: $ SET HOST 0/LOG=logfile (0 allows you to link to your current node). Note that VMS supports SET HOST even if you haven't purchased DecNET; what DecNET provides is the ability to talk to some other computer besides your own. The drawback of this approach is that you have to log onto the system again. It's also expensive because the entire terminal session is being passed through the DecNET software. -- Jim Patterson Cognos Inc.