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Chapter 9
 9 3 Files
"      9.1 \     How can I undelete a file?
"      9.2 |     Why does SHOW QUOTA give a different answer than DIR/SIZE?
"      9.3 |     How do I make sure that my data is safely written to disk?
"      9.4 }     What are the limits on file specifications and directories?
"      9.5 z     What is the largest disk volume size OpenVMS can access?
"      9.6      What is the maximum file size, and the RMS record size limit?
"      9.7 w     How do I write CD-Recordable or DVD media on OpenVMS?
<          9.7.1          CD and DVD notation, terminology?
<          9.7.2         Use of RRD42 and other older (embossed-media) CD drives?
<          9.7.3         Creating Bootable OpenVMS I64 CD or DVD Media? SYS$SETBOOT?
"      9.8 q     What I/O transfer size limits exist in OpenVMS?
"      9.9 v     Can I use ODBC to connect to OpenVMS database files?
#      9.10 }     If my disks are shown as VIOC Compatible, am I using XFC?
#      9.11 u     RMS Sequential Files and Platform Portability?
Chapter 10
10 L OpenVMS Programming Information
#      10.1 ~     Modular Programming, Facility Prefixes and Symbol Naming?
#      10.2 q     Can I have a source code example of calling...?
#      10.3 s     How do I get the arguments from the command line?
#      10.4 w     How do I get a formatted error message in a variable?
#      10.5 ~     How do I link against SYS$SYSTEM:SYS.STB on an Alpha system?
#      10.6 r     How do I do a SET DEFAULT from inside a program?
#      10.7     How do I turn my Fortran COMMON into a shareable image on Alpha?
#      10.8 v     How do I convert between IEEE and VAX floating data?
#      10.9 w     How do I get the argument count in a Fortran routine?
$      10.10 z     How do I get a unique system ID for licensing purposes?
$      10.11 z     What is an executable, shareable, system or UWSS image?
$      10.12 j     How do I do a file copy from a program?
$      10.13 X     What is a descriptor?
$      10.14 t     How do I create a process under another username?
$      10.15      Why do lib$spawn, lib$set_symbol fail in detached processes?
$      10.16     Where can I obtain Bliss, and the libraries and supporting files?
$      10.17 k     How can I open a file for shared access?
$      10.18 y     How can I have common sources for messages, constants?
$      10.19 ~     How do I activate the OpenVMS Debugger from an application?
$      10.20 \     Dealing with Endian-ness?
$      10.21 i     How to resolve LINK-I-DATMISCH errors?
$      10.22 v     HP C and other OpenVMS C Programming Considerations?
>          10.22.1 q         Other common C issues
>          10.22.2 t         Other common C++ issues
$      10.23 o     Status of Programming Tools on OpenVMS VAX?
$      10.24 x     Choosing a Version Number for Application Code?
$      10.25 j     Selecting a Process Dump Directory?
$      10.26 c     Access to Itanium Assembler?
$      10.27 g     Kernel-mode coding restrictions?
$      10.28 s     Decoding an Access Violation (ACCVIO) Error?
$      10.29 h     Generating an AUTODIN-II CRC32?
$      10.30 ]     Enabling built-in tracing?
Chapter 11
11 = DECwindows
#      11.1     How do I let someone else display something on my workstation?
#      11.2 s     How do I create a display on another workstation?
#      11.3     How can I get the information from SHOW DISPLAY into a symbol?
#      11.4 j     How do I get a log of a DECterm session?
#      11.5 g     Why is DECwindows Motif not starting?
#      11.6 m     How do I set the title on a DECterm window?
#      11.7 }     How do I customize DECwindows, including the login screen?
=          11.7.1         How do I customize DECwindows keymapping?
=          11.7.2         Why does the DELETE key delete forward instead of backward?
#      11.8 o     Why doesn't XtAppAddInput() work on OpenVMS?
#      11.9 }     Why do the keyboard arrow keys move the DECwindows cursor?
$      11.10 m     Why does half my DECwindows display blank?
$      11.11 }     %DECW-W-NODEVICE, No graphics device found on this system?
$      11.12 k     How can I reset the warning bell volume?
$      11.13 o     How can I alter the DECwindows CDE backdrop?
$      11.14 s     How can I enable the DECwindows TCP/IP Transport
$      11.15 z     Can I use DECwindows 1.2-* on OpenVMS V7.3-2 or later?
$      11.16 g     How to add Fonts into DECwindows?
Chapter 12
12 O Miscellaneous Information
#      12.1      Where can I find information on escape and control sequences?
#      12.2 y     Does DECprint (DCPS) work with the LRA0 parallel port?
#      12.3 t     How do I check for free space on a (BACKUP) tape?
#      12.4 h     Correctly using license PAKs and LMF?
Chapter 13
13 K Finding and Using Software
#      13.1 {     Where can I find freeware/shareware/software for OpenVMS?
#      13.2 j     Where can I find UNIX tools for OpenVMS?
=          13.2.1 s         C system and library routines
=          13.2.2 }         X Windows utilities and routines
=          13.2.3         TCP/IP Tools and Utilities for OpenVMS?
=          13.2.4 i         The vi text editor
=          13.2.5 o         The Emacs Text Editor
=          13.2.6 n         GNV: Various GNU tools
W              13.2.6.1 |             GCC compiler
#      13.3 j     What is the status of PL/I on OpenVMS?
#      13.4 j     Where can I get the Mozilla Web Browser?
#      13.5 c     Where can I get Java for OpenVMS?
#      13.6 i     Obtaining user input in DCL CGI script?
#      13.7 u     How can a batch job get its own batch entry number?
#      13.8 o     How do I convert to new CMS or DTM libraries?
#      13.9 d     Where can I get Perl for OpenVMS?
$      13.10      Obtaining the DECmigrate (AEST or VEST, and TIE) translator?
$      13.11 x     Where can I get Zip, Unzip, self-extracting zip, etc?
$      13.12 i     Are VAX Hardware Emulators Available?
Chapter 14
14 E Hardware Information
#      14.1     What are the OpenVMS differences among VAX, Alpha, and IA-64?
#      14.2      Seeking performance information for Alpha (and VAX) systems?
#      14.3 q     Console Commands, Serial Lines, and Controls?
=          14.3.1         What commands are available in the Alpha SRM console?
=          14.3.2         What does SRM mean? What is PALcode?
=          14.3.3         Alpha COM ports and VAX console serial line information?
W              14.3.3.1             Which terminal device name is assigned to the COM ports?
W              14.3.3.2             Which serial port is the console on the MicroVAX 3100?
W              14.3.3.3             How can I set up an alternate console on a VAXstation?
W              14.3.3.4             Please explain the back panel of the MicroVAX II
=          14.3.4         What are Alpha console environment variables?
=          14.3.5         What are the boot control flag values?
W              14.3.5.1             What are the I64 IPB boot flag values?
W              14.3.5.2             What are the Alpha APB boot flag values?
W              14.3.5.3             What are the VAX VMB boot flag values?
=          14.3.6         How do I boot an AlphaStation without monitor or keyboard?
=          14.3.7         Downloading and using SRM console Firmware?
W              14.3.7.1             Where can I get updated console firmware for Alpha systems?
W              14.3.7.2             How do I reload SRM firmware on a half-flash Alpha system?
W              14.3.7.3             How do I switch between AlphaBIOS/ARC and SRM consoles?
=          14.3.8 r         Console Management Options
=          14.3.9         Why do my EFI Boot Aliases Fail?
>          14.3.10         Can OpenVMS access the EFI console Boot Aliases?
>          14.3.11         Downloading and using EFI Console Firmware?
#      14.4 s     What platforms will OpenVMS operate on?
=          14.4.1 o         on the Alpha Multia?
=          14.4.2 |         on AlphaPC 164LX? AlphaPC 164SX?
W              14.4.2.1             on the NoName AXPpci33 system?
=          14.4.3 s         on the Alpha XL series?
=          14.4.4         OpenVMS on the Personal Workstation -a and -au series?
W              14.4.4.1             OpenVMS on the Whitebox Windows-Only series Alpha?
W              14.4.4.2             OpenVMS and Personal Workstation ATA (IDE) bootstrap?
=          14.4.5 ~         On the Intel Itanium IA-64 platform?
W              14.4.5.1             Where can I get Intel Itanium information?
#      14.5 |     What is the least expensive system that will run OpenVMS?
#      14.6 v     Where can I get more information on Alpha systems?
#      14.7     Describe Alpha instruction emulation and instruction subsets?
#      14.8 m     So how do I open up the DEC 3000 chassis?
#      14.9 [     What is byte swizzling?
$      14.10 u     What is the layout of the VAX floating point format?
$      14.11 n     Where can I find more info about VAX systems?
$      14.12 x     Where can I find information on NetBSD for VAX systems?
$      14.13     What system disk size limit on the MicroVAX and VAXstation 3100?
$      14.14 i     What are the VAX processor (CPU) codes?
$      14.15 |     Where can I get software and hardware support information?
$      14.16      Where can I get hardware self-maintenance support assistance?
$      14.17     Why does my system halt when I power-cycle the console terminal?
$      14.18 y     Can I reuse old keyboards, mice and monitors with a PC?
$      14.19 {     Which video monitor works with which graphics controller?
$      14.20 r     Where can I get information on storage hardware?
$      14.21 u     Why does my LK401 keyboard unexpectedly autorepeat?
$      14.22     Problem - My LK411 sends the wrong keycodes or some keys are dead
$      14.23 w     Which DE500 variant works with which OpenVMS version?
$      14.24 {     How do I set the speed and duplex on OpenVMS I64?
$      14.25     Third-party or Unsupported disk/tape/controllers/SCSI/widgets?
>          14.25.1         Lists of third-party widgets on OpenVMS?
>          14.25.2         Are the 2X-KZPCA-AA and SN-KZPCA-AA LVD Ultra2 SCSI?
>          14.25.3 ~         Resolving DRVERR fatal device error?
$      14.26 i     Looking for connector wiring pin-outs?
$      14.27 u     What connectors and wiring adapters are available?
$      14.28 m     What is flow control and how does it work?
$      14.29 d     CD and DVD device requirements?





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